Question

The causes of lower death rate in India are _______
A. Increase in birth rate
B. Increase in migration
C. Increase in population
D. Improved medical facilities and education awareness

Answer 1

Hint: An easier way to understand the lowering of death rate is to say that more people in old age are living longer nowadays. It is easy to find once we consider the reasons that might increase the longevity of human beings. Some of the options given are not causes of a lower death rate, but rather the effect.

Complete Answer:
Population of any country or state is a dynamic phenomenon. The numbers, composition and distribution of population are constantly changing. This change is due to many different factors. Actually, the various aspects of population, birth rate, death rate and migration are all very inter- dependent and influence each other.we shall now see how each of the factors influences the rest.

A. Increase in birth rate is not a cause of a lowering of death rate. In fact, the increase or decrease of birth rate has no effect at all on death rate. Thus, it is not the correct answer.

B. Increase in migration too is not a cause of lower death rate in India. Migration in India is mostly in the form of people moving from one area to another in search of better facilities. This does not affect the death rate.

C. Increase in population is not the cause of lowering of death rates in India. Rather, it is an effect of it. With lowering death rates, there are now more people living than there used to be previously, leading to a significant rise in population. So, this is not the correct answer.

D. Improved medical facilities and education is definitely a reason for the lowering death rates. Due to the improvements in medical sciences, nowadays a lot of diseases which were previously fatal can be cured or at least managed. Therefore, this is the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: The population of any place stays steady as long as the birth rate and death rate of the area is in a good ratio. Migration in India is usually from the rural areas to the urban in search of better living situations. India is currently in the second position among most populated countries in the world. Due to the availability of good healthcare at a lesser cost than most other countries, India is an increasingly popular destination for medical tourism.