Question

A large population of children in the population of India is a result of _______.
A. High life expectancies
B. More married couples
C. High birth rate
D. High death rate

Answer 1

Hint:The percentage of children and the aged influence the dependency ratio because these groups are not producers. The population of a country is generally divided into three major categories.

Complete answer:
The population of a country is generally divided into three major categories:
Children (generally below 15 years):- They are generally economically futile and have to be nurtured with food, clothing, education and medical care.
Working Age (15-59 years):- They are economically fertile and biologically reproductive. They account for the working population.
Aged (Above 59 years):- Though they may have retired but can be economically productive. They may be working willingly but they are not available for employment through recruitment.
The percentage of children and the aged influence the dependency ratio because these groups are not producers.
The high birth rate is the reason behind the large population of children in the population of India. The birth rate refers to the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. It is a dominant element of growth because, in India, birth rates have always been higher than death rates (Death rate refers to the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year).
High birth rates and decreasing death rates led to a large variation between birth rates and death rate, which results in higher rates of population growth.

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note:In the younger age groups, India has one of the largest proportions of the population in the world. In the 2001 Census, 35.3% of the population of the country was in the age group 0-14 years. The percentage of the population that accounted for less than 18 years of age was 41.
In 2019, about 26.62 per cent of the Indian population comprises the 0-14 year category, 67 percent comprises the 15-64 age group and 6.38 per cent of the population were over 65 years of age.