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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: World Population-Distribution, Density and growth

Question:

Assertion: Population growth occurs not only by increasing births rate but also due to decreasing death rate.
Reasoning: Death rate plays an insignificant role in population change.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion: Population growth occurs not only by increasing births rate but also due to decreasing death rate. True. Population can grow either if more people are born, or if fewer people die (death rate falls).
Reasoning: Death rate plays an insignificant role in population change. False. Death rate plays a very significant role in population change. A fall in death rate (especially during early stages of development) is a major cause of rapid population growth.

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