UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank Social and Economic Geography of the World

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    How many years it took to increase the population of the world from 1 billion to 2 billion?

    A)  50                               

    B)  100

    C)  150                             

    D)  200

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Population of the world increased from 1 billion in 1830 to 2 billion in 1930. It took a long time of 100 years for world population to increase from 1 billion to 2 billion due to high rate of mortality. In contrast it took only 12 years for the world population to increase from 6 billion in 1999 to 7 billion in 2011.


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