As per Dalton's optimum population formula defined as (where M is the degree of mal-adjustment, A is actual population and O is the level of optimum population), a country is said to have optimum population if:
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UGC-NET 2025 Question 67: Population and demographic transition
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As per Dalton's optimum population formula defined as M = (A - O)/O (where M is the degree of mal-adjustment, A is actual population and O is the level of optimum population), a country is said to have optimum population if: (A) M is positive (B) M is negative (C) M is zero (D) O is zero
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This question is on Theories of population and fertility, part of Population and demographic transition in Economics of Growth and Development.
Economic explanations of family size and the effects of population growth.
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