Geography
National Population Policy
राष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या नीति
In this Class 9 Geography topic from the chapter “Population,” students learn why India introduced the National Population Policy and how it addresses population growth through voluntary, informed family planning. The topic connects population stabilisation with accessible reproductive healthcare, improved maternal and child health, universal education, delayed marriage, reduced infant mortality and greater awareness of demographic change. It also helps students understand how public policy responds to population trends and supports people’s quality of life.
Practice questions
Why is it incomplete to consider the National Population Policy 2000 only as a policy to reduce population?HardLevel 87What was the deeper reason for treating adolescents as a separate target group in the National Population Policy 2000?HardLevel 87If child marriage is high in an area which intervention best fits the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87How is free and compulsory education linked with population stabilization in the National Population Policy 2000?HardLevel 87In the context of National Population Policy what is the most accurate meaning of population stabilization?HardLevel 87What effect can reducing infant mortality have on population behaviour under the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87Why is universal immunisation treated not only as a health programme but also as part of population policy?HardLevel 87What does making family welfare people-centred mean in the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87In which situation would local implementation of the National Population Policy be considered most effective?HardLevel 87Why is birth and death registration considered necessary for planning in the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87What is the correct outcome of availability of reproductive health services in the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87What is the main reason for linking nutrition programmes with adolescent health in the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87According to the National Population Policy what is the main aim of promoting delayed marriage and delayed childbearing?HardLevel 87If a district has low literacy and high birth rate which is the most balanced strategy under the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87How does women empowerment help population stabilization in the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87The idea of making services accessible and affordable in the National Population Policy is linked with which principle?HardLevel 87Protecting adolescents from sexually transmitted diseases is part of which broader goal of the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87Which relation between girls education and marriage age is correct under the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87What broader thinking is shown by the goal of reducing infant mortality in the National Population Policy 2000?HardLevel 87What is the main benefit of keeping family planning voluntary in the National Population Policy?HardLevel 87