India's population in March 2011 was 1,210.6 million, which is what share of the world's people?
A17.5 per cent
B2.4 per cent
C25 per cent
D10.5 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 17.5 per cent
1. India has 2.4 per cent of the world's area.
2. It has 17.5 per cent of the world's people.
3. The census counts them every ten years.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 6, Population._
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