The year 1921 is known as the “Year of Great Divide”.
State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statements:
The year 1921 is known as the “Year of Great Divide”.
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Yes, I do agree with the statement.
- Before 1921, both the birth rate and death rate were high. In fact, in 1921, the death rate was little more than the birth rate because in India 8 million people died in Bengal due to the epidemic – plague.
- But after 1921, although both birth rate and death rate started declining, the birth rate declined slowly while the death rate started declining rapidly due to medical facilities, control over natural calamities, etc.
- Hence, in the context of population growth, the year 1921 is a dividing line having negative growth of population. Therefore, the Census Commission of India has called this year the ‘Year of Great Divide”.
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