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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage: The demographic advantage or 'dividend' to be derived from the age structure of the population is due to the fact that India is (and will remain for some time) one of the youngest countries in the world. A third of India's population was below 15 years of age in 2011. In 2020, the average Indian was only 29 years old, compared with an average age of 37 in China and the United States, 45 in Western Europe, and 48 in Japan. This implies a large and growing labor force, which can deliver unexpected benefits in terms of growth and prosperity. |
When does Demographic Dividend takes place? |
When the proportion between working age people is equivalent to non-working age people. When relatively smaller proportion of working-age people carry the burden of providing for a relatively larger proportion of dependents. When the difference is zero between birth rate and death rate. When there is larger proportion of workers relative to non-workers. |
When there is larger proportion of workers relative to non-workers. |
The correct answer is Option (4) → When there is larger proportion of workers relative to non-workers. The passage explains that the demographic dividend is a benefit from a population's age structure that creates a "large and growing labor force." This means there is a greater number of working-age individuals compared to the dependent population (those who are too young or too old to work). This favorable ratio allows for potential economic growth and prosperity. |
