Demographic Transition Theory can be used to describe and predict:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Future population of an area
The theory shows how births and deaths change as a society becomes urban, industrial and literate, so it can be used to predict the future population of any area. The same line with “cannot” added is a false statement in another question of this paper.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 18-06-2023 (Slot 2) and 24-05-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2026-27): “DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION … Demographic transition theory can be used to describe and predict the future population of any area. The theory tells us that population of any region changes from high births and high deaths to low births and low deaths as society progresses from rural agrarian and illiterate to urban industrial and literate society.” |