Practicing Success
Which states in India have Total Fertility Rates (TFR) more than Replacement level? (A) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh Choose the correct answer from the options given below: |
(B) and (C) only (A) and (C) only (D) and (B) only (A) and (D) only |
(A) and (D) only |
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) and (D) only There are very wide variations in fertility rates across the States of India. Some states, like Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have managed to bring down their total fertility rates (TFR) to 1.7 each (2016). This means that the average woman in these states produces only 1.7 children, which is below the ‘replacement level’ and Kerala’s TFR is also below the replacement level, which means that the population is going to decline in future. But there are some states, notably Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, which still have very high TFRs. In 2016, the TFRs of these states were 3.3, 2.8, 2.7 and 3.1, respectively. |