Question

Read the graph in Fig. below and answer the following questions:

1. What was the percentage of urbanisation in 1961?
2. In which decade was urbanisation the highest?
3. In which decade was the growth of urbanisation lowest?
4. What inference can you draw regarding India’s urbanisation after reading the graph?
5. In which decade is the percentage of urbanization 27.8?
6. What is the difference between the percentage of urbanisation from 1971 and 1981?

Answer 1

1. The percentage of urbanisation in 1961 was 18%. 
2. The highest urbanization took place in the decade 1971–1981.
3. The growth of urbanisation was lowest in the decade 1961–1971. 
4. After reading the graph, we can say that urbanisation in India is slowly but continuously rising. 
5. In 2001, the percentage of urbanisation was 27.8.
6. The difference between the percentage of urbanisation from 1971 and 1981 is 5.1%.