Assertion A India has experienced a phenomenal growth of population since 1951 Reason R 1951 is call...........

Indian Geography (Easy) India - Human Aspects

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Assertion (A) : India has experienced a phenomenal growth of population since 1951.

Reason (R ) : 1951 is called the demographic divide in India’s demographic history.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

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Explanation:

A is true but R is false

The high birth rate was counterbalanced by high death rate. In fact, the census year 1921 registered a negative growth rate of -0.31 per cent which happened only once throughout the demographic history of India. It is because of this decline it is called the year of Great Demographic Divide.