Q. In how many years the world population increased from 5 billion to 6 billion?

[A] 10 years

[B] 12 years

[C] 18 years

[D] 24 years

Answer: B
Notes:

It took more than a million years for the human population to attain the one billion marks. But it took only 12 years for it to rise from 5 billion to 6 billion. 

Source: NCERT – XII Fundamentals of Human Geography 

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