Which among the following statements is/are correct about Population of the world?In the twentieth century itself the population has increased four times.Human population increased more than ten times in the past 500 hundred years.World population exploded in the eighteenth century after the Industrial Revolution.Select the correct code from the options given below:

• A. Only 1
• B. 1, 2 & 3
• C. Only 2 & 3
• D. Only 3

Answer: (B)

Around 1750, at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the world population was 550 million. World population exploded in the eighteenth century after the Industrial Revolution. Human population increased more than ten times in the past 500 hundred years. In the twentieth century itself the population has increased four times. Nearly 80 million people are added each year.