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

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Q: 39 (CDS-II/2021)
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?

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

CDS-II

stats: 

0,33,35,5,33,19,11

The correct option is option 2, which states that statement 2 is correct. Let`s analyze each statement to understand why.

Statement 1: "Adolescent population comprises half the population of the country."

This statement is incorrect. According to the 2011 Census, the adolescent population comprises around 21% of the total population of the country, not half.

Statement 2: "The group is regarded as youthful population with high potential."

This statement is correct. Adolescents are considered a youthful population with high potential as they are in a phase of transition from childhood to adulthood. They have the potential to contribute to the development of the country.

Statement 3: "In this group, there are a greater number of females than males."

This statement is not mentioned in the question, so it cannot be deemed correct or incorrect based on the information provided.

To summarize, statement 2 is the only correct statement as per the information given.