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Which of the following statement is incorrect about Thomas Malthus? |
He studied at Cambridge and trained to become a Christian priest He was later appointed Professor of History and Political Economy at the East India Company College at Haileybury near London, which was a training centre for the officers recruited to the Indian Civil Service. He gave the theory of demographic transition None of the above |
He gave the theory of demographic transition |
The correct answer is Option 3: He gave the theory of demographic transition Option 1: He studied at Cambridge and trained to become a Christian priest. Correct. Option 2: He was later appointed Professor of History and Political Economy at the East India Company College at Haileybury near London, which was a training centre for the officers recruited to the Indian Civil Service. Correct. Option 3: He gave the theory of demographic transition. Incorrect. The demographic transition theory was developed by later demographers and is distinct from Malthus's theory of population growth. |
