Question

Define population explosion. Write any four important methods of population control.

Answer 1

The sudden increase in population beyond the productive capacity is called as population explosion.
The method of the population control are as follows;
(1) Increasing the age of marriage will reduce the reproductive span and consequently the birth rate.
(2) By educating people through mass media about the evils of over population, the birth rate should be decreased considerably.
(3) By supporting monogamy in human beings.
(4) By delivering importance of short family amongst low educated families.