Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. India is the first country to officially launch a population control programme.
  2. The National Health Policy of 1983 aimed at achieving the total fertility rate of 2.1 by the year 2000.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: India is the first country to officially launch a population control programme way back in 1952. Statement 2 is also correct: In 1983, the goal of the country's National Health Policy was to have a replacement value total fertility rate of 2.1 by the year 2000. However, that did not occur. Later, the National Population Policy 2000 revised the deadline to 2010.

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