Multiple choice

“Human population grows in geometric ratio while food materials increase in arithmetic proportion.” It is a statement from

  1. Darwin

  2. Bateson

  3. Malthus

  4. Swaminathan
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Explanation

Thomas Malthus wrote 'An Essay on the Principle of Population', which proposed that populations grow geometrically while food supplies grow arithmetically. This influenced Darwin's concept of the struggle for existence.

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