Malthus called famines and diseases that curb population:
APreventive checks
BNatural dividends
CSocial transitions
DPositive checks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Positive checks
1. Preventive checks are postponing marriage or celibacy.
2. Famines and diseases are positive checks.
3. He saw them as nature's way of restoring balance.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Indian Society, Chapter 2, The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society._
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