Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct as per Census 2011?

  1. More than 50% of India's population is below the age of 25.
  2. More than 70% of the population lives in villages.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both the options 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: More than 50% of India's population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. Statement 2 is incorrect: The total urban population in the country as per Census 2011 is more than 377 million constituting 31.16% of the total population. It means that the portion of village population in India is less than 70%.

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