Consider the following : 1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme 2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores. 3.

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Q: 45 (IAS/2005)
Consider the following :
1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme
2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'national population policy': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'national family planning programme': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'fertility': [5, 0, 1, 4], 'population': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'kerala': [7, 2, 0, 3], 'second country': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'first state': [2, 1, 3, 4], 'crores': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'replacement level': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

Here is the explanation of each option.

Option 1: This states that only the first statement is correct. The first statement is incorrect, making this option incorrect. India was indeed among the first few countries to adopt a National Family Planning Programme, but it wasn`t the second.

Option 2: This option implies that both the first and second statements are correct. However, as explained above, the first statement is incorrect. Additionally, the National Population Policy of India 2000 did aim to reach replacement level fertility, but not by 2010 and not with a population of 111 crores.

Option 3: This is the correct answer. The second statement is partly true - the National Population Policy of India 2000 sought to achieve replacement level of fertility, but not by 2010 and not with a population of 111 crores. The third statement is accurate. Kerala was indeed the first state to achieve replacement level fertility.

Option 4: This is incorrect as it claims all three statements are true, which as explained, is not the case.