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Which continent/portion of the planet is uninhabited?
(A) Antarctica
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Australia
(D) The Gobi

Answer
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Hint: Antarctica is that southernmost continent and it's in 1820 the person first set his foot during this region. it's an uninhabited continent. The people living on this continent are those belonging to research groups of various countries.

Complete answer:
Asia is the most populous continent within the world, with 4.64 billion people accounting for nearly 60% of the planet's population as of 2020. Africa is the second-largest continent by population, with around 1.34 billion people, or 17% of the world's population. Asia and Africa, together share about 77% of the worldwide population. Europe features a population of around 748 million, North America is home to around 592 million, South America, the second least populated continent, has about 431 million inhabitants.
Oceania is the smallest continent on the ideal population if Antarctica is excluded as there are no population estimates for Antarctica by the UN Southern Asia includes India, the 2nd most populous country and Eastern Asia includes China, the foremost populous country. Micronesia is the smallest subregion followed by Polynesia having but 1 mn people.

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note: It's the continent that has the lowest human population. The population is around 4000 in summer and 1000 in winter. This population is constituted by research teams of varied countries. About 30 countries maintain about seventy research stations in Antarctica.