[Solved] India is said to be in the second stage of the demographic transition because:

Q.	India is said to be in the second stage of the demographic transition because:
A.	both birth and death rates are high
B.	birth rate is high but -death rate is declining due to improvement in healthy services
C.	death rates and birth rates are declining sharply
D.	none of the above
Answer» B. birth rate is high but -death rate is declining due to improvement in healthy services

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