Top 10 MCQs on UN's World Population Projections and India's Future Growth
Explore the top 10 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the United Nations' latest world population projections, focusing on India's future growth. Stay informed about population trends and key insights from the UN report."
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1. According to the United Nations' World Population Prospects 2024 report, when is India's population expected to peak?
- A. Early 2050s
- B. Early 2060s
- C. Early 2070s
- D. Early 2080s
Answer: B. Early 2060s
2. What is the projected peak population of India in the early 2060s according to the United Nations report?
- A. 1.5 billion
- B. 1.6 billion
- C. 1.7 billion
- D. 1.8 billion
Answer: C. 1.7 billion
3. By what percentage is India's population expected to decline after its peak in the early 2060s?
- A. 10%
- B. 12%
- C. 15%
- D. 20%
Answer: B. 12%
4. As of 2024, what is India's estimated population according to the United Nations report?
- A. 1.35 billion
- B. 1.45 billion
- C. 1.55 billion
- D. 1.65 billion
Answer: B. 1.45 billion
5. What is the projected population of India by the end of the century (2100)?
- A. 1.3 billion
- B. 1.4 billion
- C. 1.5 billion
- D. 1.6 billion
Answer: C. 1.5 billion
6. Which country did India surpass to become the world's most populous nation?
- A. United States
- B. Indonesia
- C. China
- D. Brazil
Answer: C. China
7. According to the report, what is the projected population peak of the world in the mid-2080s?
- A. 9.3 billion
- B. 10.3 billion
- C. 11.3 billion
- D. 12.3 billion
Answer: B. 10.3 billion
8. What is the projected population of China by the end of the century (2100)?
- A. 633 million
- B. 833 million
- C. 1 billion
- D. 1.21 billion
Answer: A. 633 million
9. What is the current fertility rate in China as mentioned in the report?
- A. Around 1 birth per woman
- B. Around 1.5 births per woman
- C. Around 2 births per woman
- D. Around 2.1 births per woman
Answer: A. Around 1 birth per woman
10. Which country is anticipated to experience the largest absolute population loss between 2024 and 2054?
- A. India
- B. Japan
- C. Russia
- D. China
Answer: D. China
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