In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of four words one of which fits the meaning of the passage . Choose the best words . Mark the letter , viz `(a) , (b)` or `(c)`or '(d)'
`"Solve for"` `27`
Canada is three times the size of India (26) ____ its population is only about 26 million. The a verage (27) _____ of population is less than three persons per square kilometer (28) ______ Canada. The distribution of population is highly (29) ____ . Nearly 80% of the people (30) ______ in a narrow belt less than 300 kilometer wide along the southern border. The rest of the country has a very sparse population due to excessive cold.

Options

A. consistency
B. density
C. quantity
D. frequency

Answer

B

Explanation

(b) Density
Density- number of persons per square kilometer.
Consistency-consistent behaviour or treatment.
Quantity-the amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.
Frequency-the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample.
Since the sentence is talking about the population density so option (b) is the answer