Question

Which of the following are the deciding factors of the quality of population?
A. Literacy
B. Sex composition
C. Occupational structure
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint:A population states as a group of individuals of the same species living and crossbreeding within a given area. Population growth is determined by the birth rates. Population quality is the overall level of the certain desirable features in a particular population.

Complete answer:
Option A) Literacy – is an incorrect answer because it is not the only factor of the quality of education. Higher literacy rate, male and female population of equal ratio, occupational structure are the following deciding factors of the quality of population. Literacy means the ability to read and write. India’s literacy rate is 77.7%.
Option B) Sex composition – is an incorrect answer because it is not the only one, factor of quality of population. Sex composition or sex ratio is a usual computation which is used to explain the balance between the males and females in the population. The number of males are per 100 females.
Option C) Occupational structure – is an incorrect answer because it is not the only one, factor of the quality of population. Occupational structure refers to the distribution of the occupation to the society, according to their social status, skills, and economic situation, etc.
Option D) All of the above – is a correct answer because higher literacy rate, male and female population of equal ratio, occupational structure are the following deciding factors of the quality of population. Thus, it is the correct answer.

Hence Option D is the correct answer.

Note:Components of quality of population are:
Education improves the quality of the population.
Healthcare also improves the quality of the population.
These two make population an asset to a country.