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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 188 of 200

Q188
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Population, Census & Tribes
Arrange the following religion of India according decreasing order of number as per Census of India, 2011:
  1. a.Christian, Sikh, Buddha, Jains
  2. b.Sikh, Buddha, Christian, Jains
  3. c.Christian, Sikh, Jains, Buddha
  4. d.Jains, Christian, Sikh, Buddha

Answer: (A) Christian, Sikh, Buddha, Jains

Census 2011 counted about 2.78 crore Christians (2.3%), 2.08 crore Sikhs (1.7%), 84 lakh Buddhists (0.7%) and 45 lakh Jains (0.4%), giving the order Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain. Hindus (79.8%) and Muslims (14.2%) are the two largest groups and are not in this list. Option (C) is the tempting one but places Jains above Buddhists. Option (B) wrongly puts Sikhs and Buddhists above Christians.

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