The population increase by difference between births and death in a particular region between two points of time is referred to as _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Natural Growth of Population
Population change has three components: births, deaths and migration.
Option (1) Actual Growth of Population — Incorrect. Actual growth also counts migration: births – deaths + in-migration – out-migration.
Option (2) Natural Growth of Population — Correct. It counts only births – deaths in a region between two points of time.
Option (3) Ageing of population growth — Incorrect. Ageing of population means a rise in the share of older people in a population. It is not a measure of growth by births and deaths.
Option (4) Negative Growth of Population — Incorrect. This is a fall in population between two points of time, when the birth rate falls below the death rate or people migrate out.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 10-06-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2026-27): “Natural Growth of Population: This is the population increased by difference between births and deaths in a particular region between two points of time.” |