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Write any six factors which have contributed to a rapid rise in human population in recent times in the world.

Six main reasons which have contributed to a rapid rise in human population in recent times in the world are as follows-

(a) Better healthcare


(b) Fewer death


(c) Food shortages minimized


(d) Improved nutrition


(e) Fewer infant deaths


(f) Large-scale immunization


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Mention two areas of medical sciences which have indirectly contributed to high growth in human population.

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Is the present day human population growth following a J-shaped curve of S-shaped curve?

 2

Give the approximate figures for the population in India in million at

(a) the beginning and


(b) the end of the twentieth century.

 3

List any four reasons for the population explosion in India.