Population explosion in India was caused due to which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → High Birth Rate and Low Death Rate
From 1951 to 1981, the death rate (mortality) fell fast while the birth rate (fertility) stayed high. Many more births than deaths made the population grow very fast.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 13-06-2023 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2026-27): “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.” |