Question

The population of India has been growing continuously and rapidly after which year?

• A. 1931
• B. 1926
• C. 1885
• D. 1921

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 1921

• Historically, India's population was unstable, experiencing fluctuations and occasional declines due to severe famines and deadly pandemics (especially during the 1911–1921 decade). • Demographers refer to 1921 as the Great Demographic Divide because it is the last census year the country registered a population decline. • Following 1921, significant improvements in public health, sanitation, and medical facilities caused death rates to drop while birth rates remained high, leading to continuous and rapid growth