Compare and analyse the given data of India and China with valid reasons.

Country	Annual Growth Rate of Population (2015)	Gender Ratio (per 1000 males)
India	1.2%	929
China	0.5%	941

 

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The reasons for the slow down of growth and re-emergence of poverty in Pakistan's economy are agricultural growth and food supply situation, which were based not on an institutionalised process of technical change, but on a good harvest. When there was a good harvest the economy was in a good condition, when it was not, the economic indicators showed stagnation and negative trends.
What led to the slowdown of growth and re-emergence of poverty in Pakistan?

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On the basis of the following data answer the following questions.

Country	Urbanisation	Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 live births
India	33	38
Pakistan	39	66

(a) Comment on the Infant Mortality Rate among India and Pakistan.
(b) 'Pakistan is more urbanised than India.' Do you agree?

 

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Answer the following questions on the basis of the following data.
(a) Comment upon the Maternal Mortality Rate among India and China.
(b) Life expectancy at birth among these two countries.

Country	Maternal Mortality Rate (per lakh births)	Life Expectancy at birth (years)
India	174	68.3
China	27	76

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Explain any four salient demographic indicators of China, Pakistan and India on the basis of the given table.

Country	Estimated Population (in millions)	Annual Growth Rat of Population (1990- 2003)	Density (per sq. km)	Sex Ratio	Fertility Rate	Urbanisation
India	1103.6	1.7	358	933	3.0	27.8
China	1303.7	1.0	138	937	1.8	36.1
Pakistan	162.4	2.5	193	922	5.1	33.4

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Answer the following questions on the basis of the following data:

Country	Annual Growth of Population (%)	Sex Ratio
India	1.2	929
Pakistan	2.1	947

(a) Comment upon the annual population growth rate in India and Pakistan.
(b) Comment upon the Sex Ratio in both the above countries.

 

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Compare and contrast India's and China's sectoral contribution towards GDP as per the given data in 2003.

Sectors	Contribution to GDP (in %) (2003)
	India	China
Primary (Agriculture)	23	15
Secondary (Industry)	26	53
Tertiary (Service)	51	32

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