Net Reproduction Rate (NRR) of 1.2 implies that: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Net Reproduction Rate (NRR) of 1.2 implies that:
A. Population will decline
B. Mortality has increased
C. Fertility is below replacement
D. Each generation of women is more than replacing itself
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
NRR > 1 means that, accounting for female mortality, a cohort of women has more than one daughter surviving to reproductive age on average, indicating potential population growth in the absence of migration.

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