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UPSC Prelims 1993 · World Geography · Countries, Rivers and Resources
The New Population Bomb refers to
- (a) an increase in the population of the aged in the Third World
- (b) rapidly growing urban population in the Third World
- (c) large scale distress migration in the Third World
- (d) deluge of Soviet emigrants
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (c) large scale distress migration in the Third World
The key picks large-scale distress migration in the Third World.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Ageing is a later concern.
(b) Rapid urban growth is how many writers used the term.
The trap
The phrase was used for urban explosion as well — (b) is a strong alternative.
🔒 Original “Population Bomb”: Paul Ehrlich (1968).
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