Assertion (A): Our population was approximately 350 million at the time of our independence and reached close to the billion mark by 2000.
Reason (R): A rapid decline in MMR, IMR and number of people in reproducible age are probable reasons for this.
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

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A is true but R is false

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The correct option is C A is true but R is false
A rapid decline in death rate, maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) as well as increase in number of people in reproducible age are probable reasons for increase in the population size of India from the time of our independence to 2000.

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Assertion (A): Our population was approximately 350 million at the time of our independence and reached close to the billion mark by 2000. Reason (R): A rapid decline in MMR, IMR and number of people in reproducible age are probable reasons for this. [0.7 mark]

Assertion (A): Our population was approximately 350 million at the time of our independence and reached close to the billion mark by 2000.
Reason (R): A rapid decline in MMR, IMR and number of people in reproducible age are probable reasons for this.
[0.7 mark]