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Consider the following statements with respect to the adolescent population (age group of 10 to 19 years) of India, according to the 2011 Census : 1. Adolescent population comprises half the population of the country. 2. The group is regarded as youthful population with high potential. 3. In this group there are greater number of females than males. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the adolescent population (age group of 10 to 19 years) of India, according to the 2011 Census : 1. Adolescent population comprises half the population of the country. 2. The group is regarded as youthful population with high potential. 3. In this group there are greater number of females than males. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 2 only

The correct answer is 2 only.

Key Points

  • According to census 2011 around 41 percent of India's is below the age of 20 years. Hence, Statement 1 is not correct.
  • Half the population is in the 20-59 age group while 9 percent is above the age of 60.
  • According to the data, Muslims in the country has the highest proportion of children and teenagers among all religions. While 47 percent of the children and teenagers are Muslims, 40 percent are Hindus and 29 percent are Jains.
  • In August last year, the census data on religion had shown that the Muslim community had registered a moderate 0.8 percent growth to touch 17.22 crore in the 10-year period between 2001 and 2011, up from 13.8 crores, while the Hindu population had shown a decline by 0.7 percent at 96.63 crores during the period.
  • The group is regarded as the youthful population with high potential and beneficial for the country as a demographic dividend.  Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
  • The growth rate of population in the decade 2001-2011 was 17.7 percent.
  • Compared to the overall sex ratio, adolescent (10–19)  sex ratio since 1961 has been low – with the lowest at 882 in 2001 to the highest at 898 during Census 2011. Hence, Statement 3 is not correct.

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