Number of births during a given period in a population is called as ____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Natality
Option (1) Natality — Correct. Of the options, only natality means births. Mortality counts deaths; immigration and emigration count individuals coming in and going out.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 14-05-2026 (Slot 2).
NCERT Extract:
Population Growth – “Natality refers to the number of births during a given period in the population that are added to the initial density. (ii) Mortality is the number of deaths in the population during a given period. (iii) Immigration is the number of individuals of the same species that have come into the habitat from elsewhere during the time period under consideration. (iv) Emigration is the number of individuals of the population who left the habitat and gone elsewhere during the time period under consideration.”