Arrange in increasing order the regional shares of projected population growth up to 2041.
A. West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand
B. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
C. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
D. Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → D, A, C, B
(D) Punjab, Haryana and Delhi — 5% of the projected population growth up to 2041, the smallest share of the four.
(A) West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand — 13%.
(C) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh — 15%.
(B) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar — 28%, the largest share; these two states have the highest birth rates in India.
NCERT (2025-26): “2.2 Size and Growth of India’s Population … As per this statistics, Bihar with 25.5 and Uttar Pradesh with 25.1 account for the highest birth rate in India. Furthermore, as per economic survey 2018-19, these two states will also account for almost half (50%) of the additions to the Indian population up to the year 2041. Uttar Pradesh alone is expected to account for a little less than one-quarter (22%) of this increase.…”
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