Consider the following statements-

1.The branch of social science that analyses the population,the change in its size,its structural aspects,etc is known as demography.
2.Size of population refers to the total number of people residing in a country at a particular time.
Which of the above statements are wrong?

1 only

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2 only

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both 1 and 2

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neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is D neither 1 nor 2
Demography refers to the change in the number of births, deaths, diseases, etc. in a community over a period of time. Thus, It is the branch of social science that analyses the change in population size and its structural aspects. Moreover, the size of the population refers to the total number of people residing in a country at a particular time.
Thus, the correct answer is D.

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