The population of Jiangsu to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now approaching 74 million.
A. has grown
B. have grown
C. grew
D. are growing
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(答案→)A. has grown
B. have grown
C. grew
D. are growing
解析：考察主谓一致和时态。population是集合名词，或集体名词，即看成一个整体，所以谓语动词用单数形式。句子说的是江苏现在的人口数量和以及增长，用完成时表示现在的状态。