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Consider the following data in the chart given below.

Year Population (in millions)

2001 19.5

2002 25.5

2003 24.5

2004 26

2005 29.5

During which period, the population growth was maximum?

2001-2002

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2002-2003

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2003-2004

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2004-2005

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Solution

The correct option is A 2001-2002
The population growth was maximum during the period 2001-2002 as it grew by 6 million during that time period. The population growth became negative during the period 2002 to 2003.

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Year	Total Population (in millions)	Absolute Increase in the Decade (in millions)	Annual Growth Rate (%)
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001	361.0 439.2 548.2 683.3 846.4 1028.7	42.43 78.15 108.92 135.17 163.09 182.32	1.25 1.96 2.20 2.22 2.14 1.93

1951 - 2001

Year	Total Population (in millions)	Absolute Increase in the Decade (in millions)	Annual Growth Rate $(%)$
$1951$	$361.0$	$42.43$	$1.25$
$1961$	$439.2$	$78.15$	$1.96$
$1971$	$548.2$	$108.92$	$2.20$
$1981$	$683.3$	$135.17$	$2.22$
$1991$	$846.4$	$163.09$	$2.14$
$2001$	$1028.7$	$182.32$	$1.93$

Year	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Population (in millions)	360	420	540	680	1020	1200

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