जब जनांकिकीय लाभांश शुरू हो जाता है, तब किसी देश में निम्नलिखित में से क्या अवश्य घटित होगा/होंगे?
- 1.निरक्षर लोगों की संख्या घटेगी।
- 2.अति वृद्ध और अति युवा आयु का अनुपात कुछ समय के लिए घटेगा।
- 3.जनसंख्या वृद्धि दर शीघ्र स्थिर हो जाएगी।
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Which of the following would invariably happen in a country, when the demographic dividend has begun to operate?
1. The number of illiterate people will decrease.
2. The ratio of very old and very young will decrease for a while.
3. Population growth rate will quickly stabilize.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 2 only · (c) 1 and 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b) केवल 2
By the passage’s own definition, the demographic dividend means “the relative ratio of very young and very old will, for a while, be on the decline”. Rising literacy and a stable population growth rate are not stated as automatic results.
- ✗ 1. The passage says the benefits depend on the quality of the workforce and calls for “bringing back the importance of education” — literacy does not rise automatically.
- ✓ 2. This is the definition itself: the ratio of very young and very old will “for a while, be on the decline”.
- ✗ 3. Stabilisation of the population growth rate is not mentioned at all.
Remember · ‘Invariably’ admits only what follows by definition; benefits the passage makes conditional are out.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2022, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·