Study the diagram carefully and attempt the questions.
Choose the most recent development with respect to the trends in population growth.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Information and computers
The diagram places the technological revolutions on a time line from 1650 to the present. Information and computers is the latest of them, close to the year 2000.
Option (1) Sanitation and medical — Incorrect. This development came around 1900, much earlier.
Option (2) Industrial revolution — Incorrect. The industrial revolution is the earliest of these developments, before 1800.
Option (3) Information and computers — Correct. It is the most recent development on the time line.
Option (4) Biotechnology — Incorrect. It came in the middle of the twentieth century, before information and computers.
Note: This question is taken from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The latest edition (2026-27) does not have this part. An extract of the pre-rationalised NCERT book is given below for the benefit of students.
Pre-rationalised NCERT:
Fig. 2.2: Resource, Technology and Population Growth |
