Which one of the following census years reported negative population growth rate in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 1921
The table of decadal growth rates shows a minus sign only once: in the 1921 Census the population was 772,117 less than in 1911, a growth of (−) 0.31 per cent.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 13-05-2026 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2022 on 15-07-2022 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Growth of Population … 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). Poor health and medical services, illiteracy of people at large and inefficient distribution system of food and other basic necessities were largely responsible for a high birth and death rates in this period.…”
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