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.