Question

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A) : The decades of 1921 – 1951 are referred to as the period of steady growth of population in India.

Reason (R) : Improvement in health and sanitation; lowering mortality rate associated with high birth rate caused the population to grow fast.

• A. Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect.
• B. Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct.
• C. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• D. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Hint:

1921-1951 is the steady growth phase; falling deaths with high births explain it.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understand the concept:
NCERT divides India population growth into phases. 1921-1951 is called the period of steady growth.
We test A, then R, then the link between them.

Step 2: Check Assertion (A):
After 1921 the population grew regularly, in every decade, with no fall. This is the steady growth phase.
So (A) is correct.

Step 3: Check Reason (R):
From 1921 health services and sanitation improved. Death rate fell, but birth rate stayed high.
The gap between births and deaths made the population grow fast. So (R) is correct.

Step 4: Does R explain A?:
Better health lowered mortality while fertility remained high. That is exactly why growth was steady and positive.
So R is the correct explanation of A.

Step 5: Why the other options are wrong:
Option 1 says R is incorrect, but R is correct.
Option 2 says A is incorrect, but A is correct.
Option 4 says R is not the explanation, but it is.

Final Answer:
Both A and R are correct and R explains A. This is option 3.