Multiple choice

During which decade, the population of India recorded a negative growth rate?

  1. 1921-31

  2. 1911-21

  3. 1941-51

  4. 1931-41
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The census decade of 1911-1921 is historically known as the year of the Great Divide in India's demographic history. During this period, the population recorded a negative growth rate due to widespread famines and deadly epidemics like the influenza pandemic.

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