NEETBiologyOrganisms and PopulationsMCQ+4 / −1
A country with a high rate of population growth
took measures to reduce it. The figure below
shows age-sex pyramids of populations A and B
twenty years apart. Select the correct
interpretation about them : –
- A"A" is more recent shows slight reduction in the growth rate
- B"B" is more recent showing that population is very young
- C"A" is the earlier pyramid and no change has occurred in the growth rate
- D"B" is earlier pyramid and shows stabilized growth rate
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Correct answer: A
‘A’ is more recent and shows slight reduction in growth rate.
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