Consider the following statements about Indian Demography The average fertility rate for the country...........

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Consider the following statements about Indian Demography:

The average fertility rate for the country stands at 2.3 births per women.
The states like UP, Bihar, MP, Maharashtra and West Bengal have fertility level above 3.
The desired fertility rate in the country is 1.8.

Which of the given above statement (s) is/ are correct?

1, 2 and 3

2 only

1 and 3

1 only

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Explanation:

The second statement is incorrect because Maharashtra and West Bengal have fertility levels less than 2.1.

According to recently released Sample Registration System data, the country's total fertility rate (TFR) stood at 2.3 in 2013. TFR is the average number of children per woman if she lives to the end of her child-bearing years.
The desired fertility rate of 1.8 in India is lower than the fertility rate of 2.3, which means many women are still having more children than they want.