Question

Which one of the following statements about the population of India is correct?

• A. The population of India has been steadily rising in the $20$th century mainly because of rise in birth rate rather than a fall in death rate
• B. The rate of growth of India's population in the $20$th century has been the highest in the world and it has been mainly because of the fall in death rate
• C. The inter-state variations in growth rate have been wide not because of birth and death rates but because of migration and immigrate
• D. The natural growth rate of the population of India has been declining for the last two decades because of a fall in birth rate as well as in death rate

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

The natural growth rate of the population of India has been declining for the last two decades because of a fall in birth rate as well as in death rate

Only statement (d) is correct in relation with population of India, i.e., the natural growth rate of the population of Indian has been declining for the last two decades because of a fall in birth rate as well as in death rate.