How does reducing infant mortality indirectly help population stabilization under the National Population Policy?

Correct answer: Families feel less need for extra births for security

Correct answer: A — when infant mortality falls, families may feel less need to have extra births as protection against the possibility of losing children. This is an indirect relationship, not an automatic rule for every family. Better maternal and child health services increase the chance that children survive and grow healthily. With greater confidence in child survival, families may be more willing to choose a smaller family and plan births responsibly. That behaviour can support population stabilization. B is the opposite of the likely policy connection. C is wrong because reducing infant mortality depends on effective health services; it does not make them unnecessary. D is wrong because population data remains important for planning. Common confusion: lower infant mortality does not directly reduce population overnight; it can influence fertility decisions over time through greater family security.