In Class 12 Geography, the age group 0 to 14 years is generally placed in which category?

Correct answer: Young or child population

Age structure divides a population into broad age groups so that its needs and dependency pattern can be understood. In the Class 12 Geography context, people aged 0 to 14 years are generally placed in the young or child population. Most of this group is still growing, studying, and depending on families or public systems for food, health care, protection, and education. Their size affects the need for primary schools, vaccination, nutrition programmes, playgrounds, and other child-related services.

Option B is correct because it directly names the standard category for ages 0–14. This group is not normally counted as the working-age population, since most members are below the age of regular economic activity. It is also not an elderly or migrant category. Age group and migration status are different kinds of classifications: a child may be a migrant, but migration does not define the whole 0–14 category. The exact boundaries can vary by statistical system, but this is the usual school-level classification.