Given below are two statements:
Statement I: As per the data for 2021-23, the annual growth of population in China is negative.
Statement II: Among the three countries, the annual growth of population is the highest in Pakistan.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Statement I: As per the data for 2021-23, the annual growth of population in China is negative. — True. China’s annual growth is −0.10 per cent.
Statement II: Among the three countries, the annual growth of population is the highest in Pakistan. — True. Pakistan’s 1.96 per cent is the highest; India has 0.81.
NCERT (2026-27): “… Table 8.1 shows the population growth as being the highest in Pakistan, followed by India and China. Scholars point out the one-child norm introduced in China in the late 1970s as the major reason for low population growth. …” |
