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Question
Which of the following statements is true in the scenario of high fertility rate?
Options
It takes more time to reach the replacement level.
It takes less time to reach the replacement level.
It does not impact the replacement level.
The impact on replacement level cannot be determined.
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Solution
It takes less time to reach the replacement level.
Explanation:
When a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, it is called the replacement level fertility. An average replacement level fertility is 2.1 child per woman High fertility rate will take less time to reach the replacement level.
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| Table 3: The Declining Sex-ratio in India, 1901-2011 | ||||
| Year |
Sex ratio (all age groups) |
Variation over the previous decade | Child Sex ratio (0-6 years) | Variation over the previous decade |
| 1901 | 972 | - | - | - |
| 1911 | 964 | -8 | - | - |
| 1921 | 955 | -9 | - | - |
| 1931 | 950 | -5 | - | - |
| 1941 | 945 | -5 | - | - |
| 1951 | 946 | +1 | - | - |
| 1961 | 941 | -5 | 976 | - |
| 1971 | 930 | -11 | 964 | -12 |
| 1981 | 934 | +4 | 962 | -2 |
| 1991 | 927 | -7 | 945 | -17 |
| 2001 | 933 | +6 | 927 | -18 |
| 2011 | 943 | +10 | 919 | -8 |
| Note: The sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males; Data on age-specific sex ratios are not available before 1961. |
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