Study the diagram carefully and answer the following five (5) questions.
The Age-Sex pyramid is of which type of nation?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Highly developed
A pyramid like Japan’s, with zero or negative growth, belongs to a developed country. Among the options, this is “Highly developed”.
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: “Declining Populations The Japan pyramid has a narrow base and a tapered top showing low birth and death rates. The population growth in developed countries is usually zero or negative.”
Fig. 3.3: Declining Population |
