Match List - I with List - II. List – I (Period with respect to India… | Geography CUET question

Match List - I with List - II.

List – I (Period with respect to India)	List – II (Population Characteristics)
(A) 1901-1921	(I) High but slowing down growth rate
(B) 1921-1951	(II) Rapid fall in death rate, high birth rate
(C) 1951-1981	(III) Steady population growth
(D) Post 1981 till Present	(IV) High birth and high death rate

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A) 1901-1921 — this matches (IV) High birth and high death rate. Both rates were high, so the population hardly grew.

(B) 1921-1951 — this matches (III) Steady population growth. Better health and sanitation brought the death rate down.

(D) Post 1981 till Present — this matches (I) High but slowing down growth rate. The birth rate began to fall.

NCERT (2026-27): “Phase I : The period from 1901-1921 is referred to as a period of stagnant or stationary phase of growth of India’s population, since in this period growth rate was very low, even recording a negative growth rate during 1911-1921. Both the birth rate and death rate were high keeping the rate of increase low (Appendix–iii).”

“Phase II : The decades 1921-1951 are referred to as the period of steady population growth.”

“Phase III : The decades 1951-1981 are referred to as the period of population explosion in India, which was caused by a rapid fall in the mortality rate but a high fertility rate of population in the country.”

“Phase IV : In the post 1981 till present, the growth rate of country’s population though remained high, has started slowing down gradually (Table 1.1). A downward trend of crude birth rate is held responsible for such a population growth.”