In which decade India experienced the highest decadal population growth rate?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 1961-71
The decadal growth rates of the four decades in the options are:
1961-71 — 24.80 per cent, the highest in the whole table.
1971-81 — 24.66 per cent.
1981-91 — 23.85 per cent.
1951-61 — 21.51 per cent.
Note: This question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 13-05-2026 (Slot 1, same), in CUET (UG) 2025 on 21-05-2025 (Slot 1, similar), and in CUET (UG) 2022 on 15-07-2022 (Slot 2, same).
NCERT (2025-26): “Growth of Population … Phase III : The decades 1951-1981 are referred to as the period of population explosion in India, which was caused by a rapid fall in the mortality rate but a high fertility rate of population in the country. The average annual growth rate was as high as 2.2 per cent.… Phase IV : In the post 1981 till present, the growth rate of country’s population though remained high, has started slowing down gradually (Table 1.1).…”
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