Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Demographic Structure of Indian Society

Question:

Who is the author of the book Essays on Population?

Options:

Adam Smith

Thomas Robert Malthus

Robert K Merton

Comte

Correct Answer:

Thomas Robert Malthus

Explanation:

Among the most famous theories of demography is the one associated with the English political economist Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834). Malthus’s theory of population growth – outlined in his Essay on Population (1798) – was a rather pessimistic one.