The correct answer is (b), 1961 – 1971.
The population growth rate in India was highest in the decade 1961-1971, at 2.2%. This was due to a number of factors, including a decline in mortality rates, an increase in fertility rates, and a decrease in the age at marriage.
The decline in mortality rates was due to a number of factors, including improvements in healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition. The increase in fertility rates was due to a number of factors, including the decline in the cost of raising children, the increase in the status of women, and the government’s pro-natalist policies. The decrease in the age at marriage was due to a number of factors, including the increase in education levels, the increase in urbanization, and the decline in the cost of living.
The high population growth rate in India in the 1960s had a number of negative consequences, including a strain on natural resources, an increase in poverty, and an increase in environmental degradation.
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