Question

............ is one of the demographic indicators in which Pakistan is ahead of India and China. (Choose the correct option to fill in the blank)

• A. Urbanisation
• B. Fertility rate
• C. Population density
• D. Sex ratio

Hint:

Fertility rate = Number of children per woman. Pakistan’s higher rate affects its population growth and developmental challenges.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Fertility rate is defined as the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. Among the three countries — India, China, and Pakistan — data shows that Pakistan consistently has a higher fertility rate. This means that, on average, Pakistani women give birth to more children than women in India or China. Higher fertility rate leads to:
Faster population growth
Greater dependency ratio
Strain on resources like health, education, and employment
Why not the others?
(A) Urbanisation: China has the highest urbanisation rate due to rapid industrialization and migration to cities.
(C) Population density: India leads in this indicator with the highest number of people per square kilometer.
(D) Sex ratio: None of the countries rank particularly high globally, but China faces the worst imbalance due to historical policies like the one-child norm. India performs slightly better than China. Pakistan does not lead here.
Hence, Pakistan is ahead of both India and China specifically in terms of fertility rate.