Statement 1: Kerala is beginning to acquire an age structure like that of the developed countries.
Statement 2:Uttar Pradesh has high proportions in the younger age groups and relatively low proportions among the aged.
Statement 2:Uttar Pradesh has high proportions in the younger age groups and relatively low proportions among the aged.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Like fertility rates, there are wide regional variations in the age structure as well in India. While a state like Kerala is beginning to acquire an age structure like that of the developed countries, Uttar Pradesh presents a very different picture with high proportions in the younger age groups and relatively low proportions among the aged. India as a whole is somewhere in the middle, because it includes states like Uttar Pradesh as well as states that are more like Kerala.