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Q43·CSAT · Prelims 2022

Identifying demographic occurrences associated with demographic dividend

Reading Comp.Economy / Demographics passageStatement-based● Easy

Question

Which of the following would invariably happen in a country, when the demographic dividend has begun to operate?

1The number of illiterate people will decrease.
2The ratio of very old and very young will decrease for a while.
3Population growth rate will quickly stabilize.

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

2 only

Answer
c

1 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Evaluate the statements for "invariable" (guaranteed) outcomes based on the text:

Statement 1: The text states that the benefits of the dividend depend on education, meaning educational improvement is required, not that it happens automatically. Illiteracy won't necessarily decrease on its own.

Statement 2: The passage explicitly defines the dividend dynamically: "which conversely means that the relative ratio of very young and very old will, for a while, be on the decline." This is a guaranteed mathematical feature of the dividend.

Statement 3: The passage discusses economic growth rates and savings, but never claims that overall population growth will "quickly stabilize."

Distinguish between the structural definitions of a demographic phase (which are guaranteed) and the policy prerequisites required to exploit it (which are conditional).

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q43

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Economy / Demographics passage

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Easy

Source hint

Passage 2 (Demographic dividend) - Q43

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