Indian Economic Development

Development Experience of India

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Select Demographic Indicator 2015.

Country	Estimated Population in million	Density per sq. km	Annual Growth of Population	Sex Ratio	Fertility Rate	Urbanisation
India	1311	441	1.2	929	2.3	33
China	1371	146	0.5	941	1.6	56
Pakistan	188	245	2.1	947	3.7	39

Identify the reason for low growth of population in China.

Discrimination between girl child and boy child

One child policy

No child policy

High infant mortality rate

✅ Correct Option: 2

China's low population growth rate (0.5%) is attributed to its strict One Child Policy introduced in 1979, which restricted most urban couples to having only one child, thereby controlling population growth effectively.

Question 46

Which country has the lowest density and highest density per sq. km. ?

Question 47

Which country has the highest and lowest annual growth rate of population ?

Question 49

Arrange the countries in increasing order in terms of urbanisation.

Question 50

Arrange the countries in decreasing order in terms of sex ratio.

Identify the reason for low growth of population in China.

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