Which of the following statements conccming Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ? 1. The highest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Punjab 2. Bihar is the second largest state in respect of t

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Q: 43 (NDA-II/2016)

Which of the following statements conccming Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India are correct ?
1. The highest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Punjab
2. Bihar is the second largest state in respect of total SC population in India
3. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of SC population in India
4. Among the Indian states, the lowest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Goa
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

NDA-II

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0,7,28,8,8,14,5

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{'total sc population': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'scheduled castes': [1, 0, 2, 11], 'sc population': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'indian states': [5, 1, 5, 8], 'uttar pradesh': [5, 1, 0, 7], 'total population': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'punjab': [2, 0, 1, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'population': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'goa': [1, 1, 1, 0], 'sc': [1, 0, 0, 5], 'bihar': [1, 0, 2, 2], 'highest percentage': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'highest number': [3, 1, 5, 6], 'largest state': [2, 0, 0, 1]}

Option 1 states that Punjab has the highest percentage of Scheduled Castes (SC) population out of the total population of the state. This statement is incorrect. While Punjab does have a significant SC population, it is not the highest in percentage terms.

Option 2 states that Bihar is the second largest state in terms of total SC population in India. This statement is correct. Bihar has a large SC population, trailing only Uttar Pradesh in terms of total numbers.

Option 3 states that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of SC population in India. This statement is correct. Uttar Pradesh has the highest SC population among all states in India.

Option 4 states that Goa has the lowest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state. This statement is incorrect. While Goa does have a relatively small SC population, there are other states in India with lower percentages.

Given that options 1 and 3 are correct, we can conclude that the correct answer is option 2.