Question

Population of Punjab is _______ % of the country ?
a. 2
b. 2.3
c. 4
d. 5

Answer 1

Hint:
Punjab ranks 15th in terms of population. According to the 2011 census, Punjab has a total population of 2,77,04,236.

Complete answer:
The total geographical area of ​​Punjab is 50,362 sq km which is 1.5% of the total geographical area of ​​India but it is 2.3% of the total population.

 Punjab is a state in northern India. Part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bounded by Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Chandigarh to the east, the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east and Haryana to the north-east, the Indian Union Territories of Haryana to the south. And South-East, and Rajasthan in the South-West. It is bordered by Punjab, a province of Pakistan in the west.


The state covers an area of ​​50,372 square kilometers which is 1.53% of the total geographical area of ​​India. It is the 20th largest Indian state by area. The 2011 census with 27,704,236 residents, Punjab is the 16th largest state by population, comprising 22 districts. Punjabi, written in Gurmukhi script, is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. The main ethnic groups are Punjabi, with Sikhs (57.7%) and Hindus (38.5%) being the main religious groups. The state capital Chandigarh is also a union territory and the capital of the neighboring state of Haryana. The five tributaries of the Indus River of which the region took its name are the Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum rivers; Sutlej, Ravi and Beas rivers flow through Indian Punjab.

Punjab is in northwestern India and its total area is 50,362 square kilometers (19,445 square miles). In Punjab West, Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory), are surrounded by Haryana and Rajasthan in Himachal Pradesh and South in the north. Most Punjab is located in a fertile, all the floods and a comprehensive irrigation canal system. A belt of the inciral hills extends with the northwater part of the state at the bottom of the Himalayas. Its average height is 300 meters from the sea level, which is more than 500 meters around the Northeast border with the limit of 180 meters in the southwest. The state is southwest allied, which eventually merges in the Thar Desert. Extension with the north-eastern part of the state in the foothills of Shivalik Hills Himalayas.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
The characteristics of soil are affected by topography, flora and limited limit by the original rock. Due to regional climate difference, variation in soil profile characteristics is more clear. Punjab is divided into three different areas on the basis of soil types: south-west, middle and eastern. Punjab belongs to earthquake areas II, III and IV. Zone II is considered a low-damage risk area; Zone III is considered a medium-loss risk area; And Zone IV is considered a high-loss risk area.