Question

Consider the following statements related to demographic changes in India

1. Population growth rate actually fell by nearly 4% from 2001 to 2011,the largest decline since independence in 1947.
2. Life expectancy has nearly doubled in India since the 1950s from 38.7 for men and 37.1 for women to 64.4 for men and 67.6 for women today.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A. a) Only 1
  
• B. b) Only 2
  
• C. c) Both
  
• D. d) None
  

Answer 1

The correct option is C c) Both


Answer – c
Explanation: Between the 2001 and 2011 censuses India grew by 181 million people, nearly the entire population of Pakistan. However, the growth rate actually fell by nearly 4% from 2001 to 2011, the largest decline since independence in 1947.The death rate has been in accelerated decline since independence in 1947 while infant mortality, at around 44 per 1000 live births in 2013, has fallen from 200-225 in 1947 and continues to fall.
Life expectancy has nearly doubled in India since the 1950s, from 38.7 for men and 37.1 for women to 64.4 for men and 67.6 for women today. Indians lived eight years longer in 2009 than they did in 1990, according to the WHO.