Economic Growth

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Correct Answer : Option c

Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: The growth rate of India’s population showed a significant decline between the 2001 and 2011 census periods. This is largely due to improvements in family planning, better health care, and a decrease in fertility rates, which resulted in a slower growth rate. The decline in growth rate during this decade was indeed one of the sharpest observed in India’s recent demographic history.

Statement 2 is correct: Although India’s population growth rate has been declining since 1971 (largely due to social and economic changes, such as improved health care, education, and family planning), India’s population growth rate has remained consistently higher than China’s, especially after China implemented its one-child policy starting in the late 1970s. China’s population growth rate slowed more drastically than India’s, and India now has a larger population with a higher annual growth rate compared to China, despite both countries having large populations.