WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

SIKHISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Number of Sikhs in the world and percentage of Sikhs in India and in the Punjab
A
25 million/2%/60%
B
250 million/20%/600%
C
2.5 million/0.2%/0.6%
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Population. India’s Sikh population stands at 20.8 million, which is only 1.72% of the country’s total population. Out of approximately 25-30 million Sikhs in the world, the majority of them, 20.8-22 million, live in India that is about (83.2%-84.1%) of the world’s Sikh population.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sikhs number about 26-30 million worldwide, of whom 24–28 million live in India, which thus represents around 90 percent of the total Sikh population.

Detailed explanation-3: -Religion in Punjab Sikhism is the most practiced faith in Punjab, practiced by 16 million people representing 57.69% of the population of Punjab population, making it the only Sikh-majority state in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to latest population census, the Sikh population in India is estimated to be around 20 million, or 1.7% of the total population.

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