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What is demography?

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**Step-by-Step Text Solution:** 1. **Definition of Demography**: Demography is defined as the scientific study of human populations. It focuses on understanding various aspects of populations, particularly humans. 2. **Key Aspects of Demography**: The study of demography primarily involves three key aspects: - **Size**: This refers to the total number of individuals in a population. - **Structure**: This involves the composition of the population, such as age distribution, gender ratio, and other demographic characteristics. - **Growth/Development**: This aspect looks at how populations change over time, including increases or decreases in size and the factors influencing these changes. ...
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  • On the basis of demography and economic basis, livelihoods in Indian society can be divided into two major sectors, namely:

    A
    Agriculture and industrial livelihoods
    B
    Urabn and non-urban livelihoods
    C
    Rural and urban livelihoods
    D
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  • The pivotal element of demography is

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    Literacy
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  • Following are some facts about World and Indian demography. Which statement is incorrect ?

    A
    The world population was 2 million in 1900 which increased to 6 million in 2000.
    B
    At the time of independence, Indian population was 350 million
    C
    According to 2001 census population growth rate is stiil `1.7%`.
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    Decline is death rate, MMR and IMR are causes of rapid increase in population.
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