Which of the following is TRUE about India’s total fertility rate (TFR)?a.TFR has not changed since 1960b.TFR has been decreasing, but not enoughc.TFR has been increasingd.TFR has been decreasing at an optimum level

Which of the following will NOT slow down population?a.increasing total fertility rateb.promoting family welfarec.economic developmentd.women empowerment

NOT true  about crude birth rate –It is a measure of fertilityNumerator is total number of live birthsIt is affected by age composition of populationDenominator is population at the end of year

Question 1When fertility rates are at or below two , what does this tend to indicate?1 pointThe population tends to be stable or declining.Mothers are replacing themselves in the next generation with a daughter.The population tends to be increasing.Mothers are replacing themselves in the next generation with a son.

what is meant by the total fertility rate?how is this different than birth rate

Since 1981, however, the rate of growthstarted declining gradually. During this period,birth rates declined rapidly. Still 182 millionpeople were added to the total population inthe 1990s alone (an annual addition largerthan ever before).It is essential to realise that India has a verylarge population. When a low annual rate isapplied to a very large population, it yields alarge absolute increase. When more than abillion people increase even at a lower rate, thetotal number being added becomes very large.India’s annual increase in population is largeenough to neutralise efforts to conserve theresource endowment and environment.The declining trend of the growth rate isindeed a positive indicator of the efforts of birthcontrol. Despite that, the total additions to thepopulation base continue to grow, and India