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The proportion of urban population in India, 31.16 percent, is low but is:
AHighest in the world
BGrowing much faster
CFalling every decade
DStatic for decades
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Growing much faster
1. Cities pull migrants from villages.
2. Economic development speeds this.
3. So urban share is growing much faster.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 1, Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition._
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