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Despite the decline in growth rates, the number of people being added to Indian population in every decade is steadily increasing.

Which of the following may be the possible explanation for this paradox?

 

A) India has a very large population. When a low annual rate is applied to a very large population, it yields a large absolute increase.

B) India's current annual increase in population of 15.5 million is large enough to neutralise efforts to conserve the resource endowment and environment.

C) In India, most migrations have been from rural to urban areas because of the 'push' factor in rural areas, which shows a steady increase in overall population.

D) Population is a dynamic phenomenon. The numbers, distribution and composition of the population are constantly changing.

E) None of these