Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Challenges of Cultural Diversity

Question:

Match the following religious groups (List-I) with their population percentage (List-II).

List-I

(Religious Groups)

List-II

(Population percentages according to Census 2011 (provisional))

(A) Sikhs

(I) 2.3%

(B) Buddhists

(II) 1.7%

(C) Christians

(III) 0.7%

(D) Jains

(IV) 0.4%

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

List-I

(Religious Groups)

List-II

(Population percentages according to Census 2011 (provisional))

(A) Sikhs

(II) 1.7%

(B) Buddhists

(III) 0.7%

(C) Christians

(I) 2.3%

(D) Jains

(IV) 0.4%

In terms of religion, about 80% of the population in India are Hindus, who in turn are regionally specific, plural in beliefs and practices, and divided by castes and languages. About 14.2% of the population are Muslims, which makes India the world’s second largest Muslim country after Indonesia and Pakistan. The other major religious communities are Christians (2.3%), Sikhs (1.7%), Buddhists (0.7%) and Jains (0.4%).

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