Question

With the help of the given statistical data, prepare a simple bar graph and answer the following questions:

India – Trend of Urbanisation
Years	Trend of Urbanisation %
1961	18.0
1971	18.2
1981	23.3
1991	25.7
2001	27.8
2011	31.2

Questions:

1. In which decade was urbanisation the highest?    [2]
2. By how much percentage did urbanisation increase between 1981 to 1991?    [2]
3. In which decade was the growth of urbanisation lowest?     [2]

Answer 1

1. Urbanisation was the highest in 2011.
2. Urbanisation increased by 2.4% between 1981 and 1991.
3. Growth of urbanisation was lowest in the decade 1961.