Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Malthusian Theory on population?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3: The Physical checks are better than the Preventive checks. For the sustainability of our resources, the world will have to control the rapid population increase.
According to the Thomas Robert Malthusian Theory of Population:
- Population increases faster than food supply.
- If population growth remains unchecked, famine, disease, and war may occur as positive or physical checks.
- Malthus considered preventive checks such as moral restraint and population control to be preferable to physical checks.
Therefore, the statement saying that physical checks are better than preventive checks is incorrect.
NCERT: "Thomas Malthus in his theory (1798) stated that the number of people would increase faster than the food supply. Any further increase would result in a population crash caused by famine, disease and war. The preventive checks are better than the physical checks. For the sustainability of our resources, the world will have to control the rapid population increase."