Consider the following statements : 1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times. 2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India

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Q: 55 (IAS/2009)
Consider the following statements :
1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled.
Which of the statements given abova is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,12,57,15,9,33,12

keywords: 

{'annual growth rate': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'exponential': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'abova': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'population': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'census': [2, 1, 1, 2], 'density': [2, 0, 1, 3]}

Option 4 is the correct response, signifying that neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is accurate.

Statement 1 asserts that between the census years of 1951 and 2001, India`s population density tripled. This is incorrect as although there was a significant increase in population density, it was less than three times.

Statement 2, on the other hand, asserts that the annual growth rate of India`s population doubled between the census years of 1951 and 2001. However, this is not true as the growth rate did not double; in fact, it decreased marginally over this time period.

Therefore, both these statements are incorrect, making option 4 the correct answer.