High infant mortality and maternal mortality rates have contributed to population explosion.

Q. Increased IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) and MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) in a population will

Q. A highly increased IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) and MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) in a population will

Q. Assertion :The world population was around 2 billion in 1900 which has rocketed to about 6 billion by 2000 Reason: Increase in longevity due to decline in death rate, maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate has been some major causes of population explosion

Q. In the year 2000, India’s population reached close to the 1 billion mark. Possible reason(s) for this is decline in:
A. Maternal mortality rate (MMR)
B. Infant mortality rate (IMR)
C. Number of people of reproducible age
D. Death rate