Question

Read the following passage and answer the (17 to 21 Questions)
Two hundred years after Malthus predicted that population growth would overtake food production by a margin of 256 to 9, the simple fact is that food production had always been ahead of the population growth. Malthus doomsday prediction simply did not come true due to two major reasons: first, population did not grow geometrially and birth rates in all western countries fell during 20th century, resulting in very slow nonulation growth. Over the past quarter century, birth rates have been falling in the developing countries too. Second, modern agricultural practices and better irrigation have resulted in tremendous growth in food production in almost all parts of the globe, with notable exception of Sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, at the global level, the Malthusian doomsday never befell on us.
India’s population grew by about two and a half times in the past 45 years from 361 million in 1951 to an estimated 916 million in 1995. But during the same period, India’s food grain production grew by nearly four times from 51 million tonnes in 1951 to 191 million tonnes in 1995.

The prediction of Malthus did not come true because
a) population did not grow geometrically
b) food production increased tremendously
c) population increased considerably
d) Agriculture became very profitable
(1) a and b
(2) a
(3) c and d
(4) a and d

What was India’s food grain production in 1951?
(1) 191 million tonnes
(2) 51 million tonnes
(3) 361 million tonnes
(4) Not specified

In the developing countries the birth rate is
(1) increasing
(2) static
(3) falling
(4) not specified

India’s food production between 1951 and 1995 grew nearly
(1) five times
(2) four times
(3) three times
(4) two times

Pick out the word from the passage which means forecast
(1) doomsday
(2) overtake
(3) prediction
(4) ratio

Answer 1

The prediction of Malthus did not come true because
(2) population did not grow geometrically

India’s food grain production in 1951 is
(2) 51 million tones

In developing countries birth rate is
(3) falling

India’s food production between 1951 and 1955 increased nearly
(2) four times

Forecast means
(3) prediction

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