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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
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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