Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence NCERT Solutions |  Give a quantitative appraisal of I

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Question 11

 Give a quantitative appraisal of India’s demographic profile during the colonial period.

Answer

India's Demographic conditions during the British rule depict our economy as stagnant and backward. Both the birth rate and death rate were as high as 48 and 40 per thousand. Due to high birth rate and high death rate the population growth was stagnant. The Infant Mortality Rate was also very high of about 218 per thousand. The Life Expectancy Rate was as low as 32 years while presently it is 63.5 years. The literacy rate was less than 16 percent which denotes social backwardness and gender bias in the economy. We can infer from the above figures that India was featured with massive poverty, low standard and quality of living and low survival rate in the country. The lack of healthcare facilities and lack of health awareness were the main causes behind such demographic conditions of India.

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