AIIMS 2005
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2005
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Organisms and Populations
AIIMS 2005 · Zoology · Organisms and Populations
Assertion : The age-sex structure of human population in countries...
Assertion : The age-sex structure of human population in countries like France and Germany gives a steep pyramid.
Reason : In countries like Sudan and India the population is increasing at a rapid rate.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
The most important demographic characteristic of a population is its age sex structure which is also known as population pyramids. Age sex pyramids display the percentage or actual amount of a population broken down by gender and age. Developed countries with stable population gives a steep pyramid.
The population of Sudan and India are increasing at a rapid rate. The population growth rate for Sudan is and for India it is .