Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: An English Clergyman and Economist, Thomas R. Malthus, noted that the number of people in the world had begun to increase arithmetically (as in series 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and feared that the world might head towards a period of Catestrophic Starvation.
Statement II: Malthus noted that the people could slow the tide of population increase through 'Preventive Checks' such as family planning, sexual abstinence and delayed marriages. He also talked about 'Positive Checks' such as famine diseases, and war etc.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
• B. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
• C. Statement I is true but statement II is false
• D. Statement I is false but statement II is true

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Statement I is false but statement II is true

Answer 2

The correct answer is (D) : Statement I is false but statement II is true.