Human Reproduction Question 61
Question: The concept that ‘Population tends to increase geometrically while food supply increases arithmetically’’ was put forward by [CBSE PMT 1995; BHU 2000]
Options:
A) Thomas Malthus
B) Adam Smith
C) Stuart Mill
D) Charles Darwin
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
It was an essay on the priniciples of population by R.T.
Malthus which made Darwin realise that under intense competition, natural selection operates.