The northern mountain region of India having _________ population.
a: minimum
b: maximum
c: both a and b
d: None of these

Hint: In a particular place and a particular time, the total number of the people is called the population of that specific place. The total population of our country is 17.7 percent of the whole world’s population. The total population of our country India is 135.26 Crores in 2018 according to the World Bank.

Complete Answer:

Approximately 50 million people live in the Himalayan mountains. The population in the northern mountain region is lesser than the other parts of India. The coastal regions and the plains are the most populated places because of their favourable climatic conditions. There are many reasons for the population to be less in the northern mountains. Mountains having unequal altitude, low temperature, less developed infrastructure and lack of some resources are the main reasons for the lesser population in the northern mountain ranges. Northern mountains have the rocky grounds and less developed irrigation systems for farming.

Option A is the correct answer because the northern mountain region of India has a minimum population because of the steepy slopes and the lack of the fertility of soils. This is the correct answer to this question.

Note: According to the 2011 Census, the population density of India is 500 people per sq km. According to the data released in 2020, the growth rate of Indian population is 1.2 percent and the life expectancy is approximately 70 years. More than 50 percent of the Indian population is below the age of 50 years.