With the help of given statistical data, prepare a simple bar graph and answer the following questions :India – Trend of UrbanisationYear : 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011Trend of Urbanisation % : 18.0, 18.2, 23.3, 25.7, 27.8, 31.2(1) In which dec…

Graph (simple bar graph): Title: India – Trend of Urbanisation (1961–2011). X-axis: years; Y-axis: percentage of urban population. Scale: Y-axis 1 cm = 5%. Draw six bars of equal width with equal gaps:

Write the title, scale and labels of both axes on the graph.

(Note: a picture of the graph cannot be shown here; in the examination the graph itself must be drawn on graph paper as described above.)

Answers:

(1) Urbanisation was the highest in 2011, i.e. in the decade 2001–2011 (31.2%). (The largest increase in a decade was in 1971–1981: 23.3 − 18.2 = 5.1%.)

(2) Increase between 1981 and 1991 = 25.7 − 23.3 = 2.4%.

(3) The growth of urbanisation was the lowest in the decade 1961–1971 (18.2 − 18.0 = 0.2%).