Question : In which of the following decades there was a negative growth rate in the Indian population?
Option 1: 1911-1921
Option 2: 1941-1951
Option 3: 1961-1971
Option 4: 1921-1931
Correct Answer: 1911-1921
Solution : The correct option is 1911-1921 .
India experienced its sole negative population growth in the 1911-1921 decade, declining by 0.31%. Factors included the devastating Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, which caused around 18 million deaths, the repercussions of World War I impacting the economy and causing food shortages and natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, compounding the hardships.
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