Multiple choice

In 1950, the population of Ludhiana city was about 75,000, with only about 1000 of its inhabitants being non-Punjabis. In recent census of 1991, however, it was found that population of the city has increased to over 20,00,000 with nearly three fourth of its inhabitants coming from outside Punjab.

If the statements above are true, all of the following statements concerning Ludhiana could also be true EXCEPT

  1. The number of Punjabis moving from other areas to Ludhiana decreased

  2. The punjabi population increased and so did the number of non-Punjabis coming from outside Punjab in the city of Ludhiana

  3. The punjabi population decreased and so did the number of Punjabi moving from outside Ludhiana to Ludhiana

  4. The Punjabi population decreased and the rate of Punjabis settling down in Ludhiana remained the same as that of non-Punjabis

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 In 1950, the population of Ludhiana was 75,000, and this number increased until it was 20,00,000 in year 1991. But along with this there has been an increase from 1000 to 15,00,000 the number of non-Punjabis living in the city. This shows that though the number of both Punjabis and non-Punjabis in the city of Ludhiana increased but the rate at which the population of non-Punjabis increased exceeded those of Punjabis. Therefore the option (D), which exhibits similar rate for the two groups, is impossible.

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