CBSE 2020 Class 12 Economics Delhi Set 1

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Question : 37
Total: 46
Compare and analyse the given data of India & China, with valid reasons.
 Country  Annual Growth Rate of population (2015)  Gender Ratio (Per thousand males)
 India  1.2%  929
 China  0.5%  941
Source: World Development Indicators, 2015
Solution:  
Though China is the largest nation and geographically occupies the largest area but the population growth is lower than in India, which exceeds the danger zone of more than 1% per annum scholars point out the 'one child norm' introduced in China in the late 1970's the major reason for low population growth.
The gender ratio in India is highly skewed while the gender ratio in China is 941 .
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