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Q. Consider the following statements:
  1. Negative Growth of Population occurs when the birth rate falls below the death rate.
  2. Growth Rate of Population is the change of population expressed in percentage.
  3. Positive Growth of Population happens when the birth rate is more than the death rate.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Answer: All of the above
Notes: Negative Growth of Population occurs when the birth rate falls below the death rate or due to outward migration. Growth Rate of Population refers to the change in population expressed as a percentage. Positive Growth of Population occurs when the birth rate exceeds the death rate or there is an influx of immigrants. All statements are therefore correct as per demographic definitions.
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