According to Malthus, population grows in geometric progression while food grows in:
AExponential leaps
BLogarithmic steps
CArithmetic progression
DGeometric progression
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Arithmetic progression
1. Population goes 2, 4, 8, 16.
2. Food goes 2, 4, 6, 8, an arithmetic progression.
3. So poverty seemed inevitable to him.
_Source: syllabus Indian Society, Chapter 2, The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society._
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