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India recorded negative population growth in the decade _________.
India recorded negative population growth in the decade _________.
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The correct option is B 1911-1921
Table presents the trends in
population growth in India during the hundred years from 1901 o 2001. The rate of growth in India’s population remained
very low till 1921, and in fact, the rate of growth was negative during
1911-21. India’s population
recorded a virtual shrink in its size in the wake of influenza epidemic, which
had struck in 1919. It has been estimated that the epidemic claimed the life of
nearly 7 per cent of the population in the country.
Table presents the trends in population growth in India during the hundred years from 1901 o 2001. The rate of growth in India’s population remained very low till 1921, and in fact, the rate of growth was negative during 1911-21. India’s population recorded a virtual shrink in its size in the wake of influenza epidemic, which had struck in 1919. It has been estimated that the epidemic claimed the life of nearly 7 per cent of the population in the country.
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