Define the term ‘growth of population’. Describe the third (III) phase of growth of population in India.
Growth of population is the change in the number of people living in a particular area between two points of time.
Third (III) phase of growth of population :
(i) The decades are 1951-1981 .
(ii) This is the period of population explosion in India .
(iii) It was caused by a rapid fall in the mortality rate but a high fertility rate of population in the country.
(iv) It is in this period, after the Independence, that developmental activities were introduced through a centralised planning process and economy started showing up ensuring the improvement of living condition of people at large.
'An uneven distribution of population suggests a close relationship between population and physical and socio-economic factors.' Support the statement with suitable examples.
What is human development ? Analyse the four pillars of human development.
Name the state of India with highest literacy rate as per 2011 census.
Explain with examples the occupational structure of India’s population.
