Question : Directions: The following table gives the population of a locality from 1988 to 1992. Read the table and answer the question.
| Years | Men | Women | Children | Total |
Increase(+)decrease(-) over preceding year |
| 1988 | 65104 | 60387 | __ | 146947 | __ |
| 1989 | 70391 | 62516 | __ | __ | +(11630) |
| 1990 | __ | 63143 | 20314 | 153922 | __ |
| 1991 | 69395 | __ | 21560 | __ | -(5337) |
| 1992 | 71274 | 65935 | 23789 | 160998 | __ |
The increase or decrease in population in 1992 over 1991 was:
Option 1: –(12,413)
Option 2: +(12,413)
Option 3: +(1,55,661)
Option 4: +(7,086)
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Correct Answer: +(12,413)
Solution :
Total population in 1991 = 1,53,922 – 5,337 = 1,48,585
Total population in 1992 = 1,60,998
$\therefore$ Increase in population = 1,60,998 – 1,48,585 = 12,413
Hence, the correct answer is +(12,413).
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Question : Directions: The following table gives the population of a locality from 1988 to 1992. Read the table and answer the question.
| Years | Men | Women | Children | Total |
Increase(+)decrease(-) over preceding year |
| 1988 | 65104 | 60387 | __ | 146947 | __ |
| 1989 | 70391 | 62516 | __ | __ | +(11630) |
| 1990 | __ | 63143 | 20314 | 153922 | __ |
| 1991 | 69395 | __ | 21560 | __ | -(5337) |
| 1992 | 71274 | 659935 | 23789 | 16098 | __ |
The number of women in 1991 was:
Option 1: 57,630
Option 2: 56,740
Option 3: 52297
Option 4: 62,957
Question : Directions: The following table gives the population of a locality from 1988 to 1992. Read the table and answer the question.
| Years | Men | Women | Children | Total |
Increase(+)decrease(-) over preceding year |
| 1988 | 65104 | 60387 | __ | 146947 | __ |
| 1989 | 70391 | 62516 | __ | __ | +(11630) |
| 1990 | __ | 63143 | 20314 | 153922 | __ |
| 1991 | 69395 | __ | 21560 | __ | -(5337) |
| 1992 | 71274 | 659935 | 23789 | 16098 | __ |
The number of children in 1989 was:
Option 1: 25,670
Option 2: 14,040
Option 3: 13,970
Option 4: 15,702
Question : Directions: The following table gives the population of a locality from 1988 to 1992. Read the table and answer the question.
| Years | Men | Women | Children | Total |
Increase(+)decrease(-)over preceding year |
| 1988 | 65104 | 60387 | __ | 146947 | __ |
| 1989 | 70391 | 62516 | __ | __ | +(11630) |
| 1990 | __ | 63143 | 20314 | 153922 | __ |
| 1991 | 69395 | __ | 21560 | __ | -(5337) |
| 1992 | 71274 | 659935 | 23789 | 16098 | __ |
The number of children in 1988 was:
Option 1: 31,236
Option 2: 1,25,491
Option 3: 14,546
Option 4: 21,456
Question : Directions: The following table gives the population of a locality from 1988 to 1992. Read the table and answer the question.
| Years | Men | Women | Children | Total |
Increase(+)decrease(-) over preceding year |
| 1988 | 65,104 | 60,387 | __ | 1,46,947 | __ |
| 1989 | 70,391 | 62,516 | __ | __ | +(11,630) |
| 1990 | __ | 63,143 | 20,314 | 1,53,922 | __ |
| 1991 | 69,395 | __ | 21,560 | __ | -(5,337) |
| 1992 | 71,274 | 65,9935 | 23,789 | 16,098 | __ |
The total population in 1989 was:
Option 1: 1,44,537
Option 2: 1,58,577
Option 3: 1,46,947
Option 4: 1,49,637
Question : Match the columns.
| States | Cultural festivals |
| A) Jharkhand | I) Karma |
| B) Himachal Pradesh | II) Chaitraul |
| C) Telangana | III) Lohri |
| D) Punjab | IV) Bathukamma |
Option 1: A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
Option 2: A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Option 3: A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
Option 4: A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
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