Question

The population of India has increased from 23.8 crores in 1901 to _____ crores in 2001.

• A. 100.7
• B. 102.7
• C. 101.8
• D. 100.9

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

102.7

India’s population has grown steadily from 1901, except for a decrease in 1921. It increased from 23.8 crore in 1901 to 36.1 crore in 1951 and further to 102.7 crore in 2001. It reveals that during the first 50 years from 1901 to 1951, population grew by 12.3 crore while during the next 50 years from 1951 to 2001, it increased by more than 5 times, that is, by 66.6 crore.