Question

Production of food rises by ........... progression and population grows by ..............

• A. Arithmetic, geometrical
• B. Geometrical, arithmetic
• C. Logistic, arithmetic
• D. Geometrical, logistic

Answer 1

The correct option is A Arithmetic, geometrical

As food supply increases in order of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…...hence, it is arithmetic progression while, population grows in order of 2, 4, 8 and 16 and so on which is geometrical progression as postulated by Malthus.

So, the correct answer is 'Arithmetic, geometrical'