Question

What are the probable factors that contributed to population explosion in India?

Answer 1

Introduction to population explosion:

Population explosion refers to the increase in population drastically within a short time period.

Factors contributed to population explosion:

The tremendous overpopulation in India could be due to the following reasons:

● Reduced mortality: Declining death rate, maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and increased life expectancy due to better medical facilities.

● Increasing population of reproductive age group.