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
What is the most accurate meaning of the immediate objective of the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86What was the main focus of the medium term objective of the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86Which element was most central in the long term goal of the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86In the National Population Policy unmet needs are most closely related to what?ExpertLevel 86Which measure is most balanced for making the small family norm effective under the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86How can adolescent health be linked with population stabilization in the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86If the average age of marriage rises in a region what is the likely effect in the context of the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86What is the deepest demographic effect of female education in the context of the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86How does reducing infant mortality indirectly help population stabilization under the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86Why was universal immunisation treated as part of population policy and not only a health programme?ExpertLevel 86Which democratic value is reflected by the voluntary nature of family planning in the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86Why do family planning targets become difficult without strengthening health infrastructure under the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86Which statement best expresses the relation between population stabilization and human development in the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86What is the rationale for discouraging marriage before eighteen and preferring it after twenty in the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86Why is family welfare in the National Population Policy considered broader than birth control?ExpertLevel 86If contraceptives are available in a district but people lack correct information which aspect of the policy is weak?ExpertLevel 86Why is an integrated approach to reproductive and child health services necessary in the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86What is the practical meaning of replacement level fertility in the context of the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86The importance of Panchayati Raj institutions in the National Population Policy is related to what?ExpertLevel 86Why are girls' education and marriage age linked together in the National Population Policy?ExpertLevel 86