As per Census 2011, the concentration of Scheduled Caste population (going by percentage of Scheduled Caste population to total population of the State) is the highest in the State of

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Q: 22 (CDS-II/2018)
As per Census 2011, the concentration of Scheduled Caste population (going by percentage of Scheduled Caste population to total population of the State) is the highest in the State of

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Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,16,45,26,15,16,4

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{'scheduled caste population': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'uttar pradesh': [5, 1, 0, 7], 'himachal pradesh': [6, 1, 6, 4], 'punjab': [2, 0, 1, 0], 'total population': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'census': [2, 1, 1, 2], 'west bengal': [1, 0, 0, 3], 'concentration': [0, 0, 4, 7], 'percentage': [1, 2, 2, 3]}

According to the Census of India in 2011, the concentration of Scheduled Caste (SC) population, which is determined by the percentage of the SC population to the total population of the state, is highest in Punjab.

Option 1, Uttar Pradesh, is incorrect because although Uttar Pradesh has the highest population of Scheduled Castes in absolute numbers, it does not have the highest concentration of SC population compared to its total population.

Option 2, Himachal Pradesh, is incorrect because although Himachal Pradesh has a significant SC population, it does not have the highest concentration of SC population compared to its total population.

Option 4, West Bengal, is incorrect because although West Bengal has a significant SC population, it does not have the highest concentration of SC population compared to its total population.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3, Punjab, as it has the highest concentration of SC population in relation to its total population according to Census 2011 data.