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Question
Give Reasons: Medical discoveries such as antibiotics and vaccinations have indirectly contributed to the sharp rise in human population in the present century.
Solution
Medical discoveries such as antibiotics and vaccinations have resulted in the decrease of death rate resulting in a corresponding rise in growth rate which leads to an increase in population.
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