Arrange the following countries in descending order of population size:
(A) China
(B) Brazil
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Mexico
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (C), (D)
The chart of the ten most populous countries ranks them by the length of their bars:
(A) China — the longest bar, the most populous country in the world.
(B) Brazil — fifth in the chart, after China, India, U.S.A. and Indonesia.
(C) Bangladesh — eighth, after Pakistan and Nigeria.
(D) Mexico — tenth, the shortest bar of the ten.
NCERT (2025-26): “PATTERNS OF POPULATION DISTRIBUTION IN THE WORLD … The 10 most populous countries of the world contribute about 60 per cent of the world’s population. Of these 10 countries, 6 are located in Asia. Identify these six countries of Asia.”
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