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UPSC Prelims 1993 · World Geography · Countries, Rivers and Resources
When the Couple Protection Rate is going up
- (a) birth rate must necessarily fall
- (b) birth rate will fall only if couples are of younger age
- (c) death rate must necessarily fall
- (d) infant mortality rate must be falling
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (b) birth rate will fall only if couples are of younger age
Births fall only if the protected couples are young (in their fertile years).
Why the others are wrong
(a) Not necessarily — protecting older couples barely changes births.
(c) Death rate is unrelated.
(d) IMR is unrelated.
The trap
None.
🔒 CPR = % of eligible couples using contraception.
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