Tag: international development

Underpopulation: when there are not enough people to make full use of the resources and technology of the place they live in.

India is one of the most populous country of the world. India has the second largest population in the world. According to 2016 census India has 132.42 crore population. It has 17.74 % of the total population of the world.

(A) People need to be told and made to understand the consequences of having too many children. Government and non-government institutions can carry awareness campaigns informing people how they will be unable to provide good nutrition, education or medical facilities to their children if they have too many. 

(B) Incentives have proved to be an efficient policy measure in combating most development issues including population. Providing a health, educational or even financial incentive can be a highly effective population control measure. 

The following that gives the correct match of states and concentration of religious groups are Maharashtra- Zaroastrians, Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh - Buddhists and Rajasthan and Gujarat - Jains.

The growth rate of population indicates the rate at which the population is growing. In estimating the growth rate the increase in population is compared with the base population. It can be measured annually or over a decade. During 1911-21 the population of India record a negative growth rate. 

If GNP is $15$% higher than last year's and the rate of inflation is $7$% production in the economy has grown by $15$% $- 7$% $= 8$%.

In $2009-10$ exactly $25.3$% of working population is engaged in the service sector but including construction sector it is $35$%.