Why did population growth worsen food problems for poor families?

Demand rose and pressure on grain increased

Population growth means that more people need food. If food production and supply do not increase at the same pace, the demand for grain becomes greater than the available supply. Grain prices can then rise, making bread and other basic food items difficult for poor families to buy. Since poor families spent a large part of their income on food, even a rise in prices created serious hardship and contributed to a subsistence crisis.

Thus, option A is correct: demand increased and pressure on grain increased. Population growth did not reduce demand, give everyone free bread, or automatically lower taxes. The answer connects the larger population with greater pressure on limited food supplies and explains why poor households suffered more.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.