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Question
Who among the following is credited with giving a theory of population growth in his work titled 'Essay on Population' (1798)?
Options
Adam Smith
Friedrich Engels
Karl Marx
Thomas Robert Malthus
MCQ
Solution
Adam Smith
Explanation:
An Essay on the Principle of Population, written by Thomas Malthus anonymously, was published in 1798. He developed his position by including additional factual information and drawings in later editions, which were published between 1803 and 1826.
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