1. Any family which is below the poverty line gets a ration card. A ration card can buy them a stipulated amount of certain essential commodities like food grains or kerosene, every month from a nearby ration shop.

    Any family which is below the poverty line gets a ration card. A ration card can buy them a stipulated amount of certain essential commodities like food grains or kerosene, every month from a nearby ration shop.

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  2. Ration Shops, also known as Fair Price Shops, keep stocks of food grains' sugar, kerosene oil, etc. These items are sold to people at a price lower than the market price.

    Ration Shops, also known as Fair Price Shops, keep stocks of food grains’ sugar, kerosene oil, etc. These items are sold to people at a price lower than the market price.

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  3. Following improvements have been made in the health status of our population: (i) Diseases like small pox and plague have been eradicated. (ii) Inoculation and vaccinations are provided to control dengue fever, leprosy, TB and polio, etc. (iii) The infant mortality rate has also substantially reduceRead more

    Following improvements have been made in the health status of our population:
    (i) Diseases like small pox and plague have been eradicated.
    (ii) Inoculation and vaccinations are provided to control dengue fever, leprosy, TB and polio, etc.
    (iii) The infant mortality rate has also substantially reduced.
    (iv) Improvement has been shown in sex ratio also in some states of India.
    (v) Good public health facilities are provided to prevent spread of diseases and periodically information is imparted to the public to take precautions.

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  4. (i) Preferential treatment is given to a male child and female children get neglected in most Indian homes. (ii) The infant mortality rate in India male child and female children get is high and female infant mortality rate is still higher. (iii) Women generally have lower social, political and econRead more

    (i) Preferential treatment is given to a male child and female children get neglected in most Indian homes.
    (ii) The infant mortality rate in India male child and female children get is high and female infant mortality rate is still higher.
    (iii) Women generally have lower social, political and economic status in the Indian society. We find dowry deaths, opposition to widow remarriages and low nutritional levels in women.

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  5. When there is a sudden fluctuation in population or the growth rate declines, it is called demographic divide. (i) In India, it took place in 198 I as the rate of growth started declining gradually. (ii) It happened as the birth rate declined rapidly during this period. (iii) Since 1981, birth ratesRead more

    When there is a sudden fluctuation in population or the growth rate declines, it is called demographic divide.
    (i) In India, it took place in 198 I as the rate of growth started declining gradually.
    (ii) It happened as the birth rate declined rapidly during this period.
    (iii) Since 1981, birth rates declined, resulting in a gradual decline in the rate of population growth.

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