State PCS PYQPrelims 2020

UPPCS · Question 117

What should be the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of a population in order to reach the replacement level of fertility?

  1. 1.0
  2. 1.6
  3. 2.1
  4. 2.3
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Answer: (C) 2.1

Explanation

Replacement-level fertility is a TFR of about 2.1 children per woman (the extra 0.1 offsets child mortality).