question_answer 10)

Which is regarded as the defining year to walk the demographic transition from its first to the second decisive stage?

Answer:

The year 1921 is regarded as the defining year or the ‘Year of Great Divide’ because prior lo 1921, population growth in India was stagnant. India way in the first phase of demographic transition till 1921, that was characterized by high birth rate and high death rate. It implies low survival rate (or low life expectancy) which was nearly 8 per thousand per annum. After 1921 India's population growth never declined and showed a. consistent upward trend.