SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is the 2019 population of India?
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1.4 billion
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1.2 billion
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99 million
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1.3 million
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to official estimates in 2022, India’s population stood at over 1.4 billion. According to UN forecasts, in 2023 India will overtake China and become the most populous country in the world. 1, 407, 563, 842 (2023 est.)
Detailed explanation-2: -India is set to become the world’s most populous country by the end of the decade, overtaking China, according to the latest edition of the United Nations’ World Population Prospects. India’s population is set to rise to 1.515 billion in 2030, from 1.417 billion in 2022.
Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: Indian population was about 350 million at the time of independence and grown close to a billion in May 2000, and had surpassed 1.2 billion in May 2011.
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