State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · Question 94

Malthus argued that the population grows in a ______ progression, while agricultural production/food supply grows in a ______ progression.

  1. Linear, Exponential
  2. Exponential, Linear
  3. Arithmetic, Geometric
  4. Geometric, Arithmetic
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Answer: (D) Geometric, Arithmetic

Explanation

Malthus (1798): population grows geometrically (1, 2, 4, 8...) and food arithmetically (1, 2, 3, 4...).