{"id":1952,"date":"2024-03-05T15:25:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=1952"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:25:31","slug":"the-theory-of-human-population-was-proposed-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-theory-of-human-population-was-proposed-by\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Theory of Human Population&#8217; was proposed by"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a98501629598\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Charles Darwin                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    A.R.Wallace                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    T.R. 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Malthus.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English economist and demographer. He is best known for his work on population, <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> which he published in his 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population. In this book, Malthus argued that population growth is exponential, while the growth of food production is arithmetic. This means that population will eventually <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> outstrip food production, leading to famine and poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Malthus&#8217;s theory was controversial at the time, and it remains so today. Some people argue that Malthus was wrong, and that population growth can be controlled through economic development and technological innovation. Others argue that Malthus was right, and that we are facing a crisis of overpopulation.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was an English naturalist who is best known for his work on evolution. A.R. Wallace (1823-1913) was a British naturalist who independently developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. J.J. 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