Read the following information carefully to answer these questions. These statistical data were collected in the year 2011. Hamirpur in Gujarat is a small township with a population of 75000. 40% of the population belongs to the above 35 age category. The ratio of males to females is 1:1.5. Past records indicate that the population in Hamirpur grows at an annual rate of 7%. The total cultivable area in Hamirpur is 2 lakh acres. Paddy is the major crop of Hamirpur and has shown average productivity levels of 2.5 tonnes per acre. Hamirpur receives about 10 inches of rainfall in a normal monsoon year 1. The number of people in Hamirpur below the age of 35 is 1) 41000 2) 42000 3) 45000 4) 43000 5) 44000 2. The number of males in Hamirpur is greater/lesser than the number of females by 1) Lesser by 15000 2) Greater by 15000 3) Greater by 10000 4) Lesser by 10000 5) None of these 3. If the ratio of males to females in 2012 remains the same as that in 2011, then the number of males in 2012 would be 1) 30600 2) 32100 3) 31500 4) 32700 5) 33000 4. What would be the population of Hamirpur in 2013? 1) 85000 2) 84750 3) 83900 4) 85870 5) 86850 5. If in 2011, only 60% of the average productivity were attained, then the total paddy production of Hamirpur would be 1) 2.6 lakh tones 2) 3.0 lakh tones 3) 2.8 lakh tonnes 4) 3.3 lakh tonnes 5) 3.6 lakh tones
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