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Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options. Statement 1: The fertility rate refers to the number of live births per 100 women in the child-bearing age group. Statement 2: The child bearing age group is usually taken to be 16 to 49 years. |
Only Statement 1 is correct. Only Statement 2 is correct. Both statements are correct. None of the given statement is correct. |
None of the given statement is correct. |
The correct answer is option 4: None of the given statement is correct. Statement 1: The fertility rate refers to the number of live births per 100 women in the child-bearing age group. False. The fertility rate refers to the number of live births per 1000 women (not 100 women) in the child-bearing age group. Statement 2: The child bearing age group is usually taken to be 16 to 49 years. False. The child bearing age group is usually taken to be 15 to 49 years.
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