Question

"Human population grows in geometric ratio while food materials increase in arithmetic proportion." It is a statement from

• A. Darwin
• B. Bateson
• C. Amartya Sen
• D. Malthus

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Malthus

• In $1798$, Malthus put forward a theory of human population growth. It states that population grows geometrically, when unchecked, whereas the means of its subsistence, like food grows only arithmetically.
• In his theory, he argued that population multiplies geometrically and food arithmetically; therefore, whenever the food supply increases, the population will rapidly grow to eliminate the abundance.

So, the correct answer is 'Malthus'.