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Question
The graph below shows the percentage decadal growth rate in India for a period from 1971 to 2011.
(i) What is the unique characteristic of growth during this period?
(ii) Explain the reason causing this uniqueness.
Solution
(i) The unique characteristic of the growth during this period is the period of high growth up to 1981, which has definite signs of slowing down of growth rate of the population after 1981.
(ii) This declining trend of the growth rate of the population is a positive indicator of the official efforts of birth control and people’s own inclination to opt for smaller families.
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