1. Given,
Population (in 2015) = 20000
r = 4% p.a.
n = 1 year
By formula,
Population in 2016 = $P \times \Big(1 + \frac{r}{100}\Big)^n$
Substituting the values in formula,
$$\begin{aligned}\text{Population in 2016 } = 20000 \times \Big(1 + \frac{4}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =20000 \times \Big(\frac{100 + 4}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =20000 \times \Big(\frac{104}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =20000 \times (1.04)\\[1em] =20800.\end{aligned}$$
Hence, option (a) is correct option.
2. Given,
Population (in 2016) = 20800
r = 5% p.a.
n = 1 year
By formula,
Population in 2017 = $P \times \Big(1 + \frac{r}{100}\Big)^n$
Substituting the values in formula,
$$\begin{aligned}\text{Population in 2017} = 20800 \times \Big(1 + \frac{5}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =20800 \times \Big(\frac{100 + 5}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =20800 \times \Big(\frac{105}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =20800 \times (1.05)\\[1em] =21840.\end{aligned}$$
The difference in population at the end of the years 2017 and 2015 = 21840 - 20000 = 1840.
Hence, option (d) is correct option.
3. Given,
Population (in 2017) = 21840
r (decrease) = 5% p.a.
n = 1 year
By formula,
Population in 2018 = $P \times \Big(1 - \frac{r}{100}\Big)^n$
Substituting the values in formula,
$$\begin{aligned}\text{Population in 2018}=21840 \times \Big(1 - \frac{5}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =21840 \times \Big(\frac{100 - 5}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =21840 \times \Big(\frac{95}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] =21840 \times (0.95)\\[1em] =20748.\end{aligned}$$
Hence, option (c) is correct option.
4. Given,
P = ₹ 20,000
r1 = 4%
r2 = 5%
r3 = 5% (decrease)
By formula,
Population at the end = $P \times \Big(1 + \frac{r_1}{100}\Big) \times \Big(1 + \frac{r_2}{100}\Big) \times \Big(1 - \frac{r_3}{100}\Big)$
Substituting the values in formula,
$$\begin{aligned}\Rightarrow \text{Population at the end of year 2018} = 20000 \times \Big(1 + \frac{4}{100}\Big) \times \Big(1 + \frac{5}{100}\Big) \times \Big(1 - \frac{5}{100}\Big) \\[1em] = 20000 \times \Big(\frac{100 + 4}{100}\Big) \times \Big(\frac{100 + 5}{100}\Big) \times \Big(\frac{100 - 5}{100}\Big) \\[1em] = 20000 \times \Big(\frac{104}{100}\Big) \times \Big(\frac{105}{100}\Big) \times \Big(\frac{95}{100}\Big)\end{aligned}$$
Hence, option (b) is correct option.
5. Given,
A (population in 2019) = 21,163
P (population in 2018) = 20,748
n = 1 year
By formula,
A = $P \times \Big(1 + \frac{r}{100}\Big)^n$
Substituting the values in formula,
$$\begin{aligned}\Rightarrow 21163 = 20748 \times \Big(1 + \frac{R}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \frac{21163}{20748} = \Big(1 + \frac{R}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 1.02 = \Big(1 + \frac{R}{100}\Big)^1 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 1.02 - 1 = (\frac{R}{100}) \\[1em] \Rightarrow 0.02 = (\frac{R}{100}) \\[1em] \Rightarrow 0.02 \times 100 = R \\[1em] \Rightarrow R = 2%\end{aligned}$$
Hence, option (a) is correct option.