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Positive check as envisaged by Thomas Malthus can be prevented if

Positive check as envisaged by Thomas Malthus can be prevented if
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  • A Death rate is reduced
  • B Moral restraint abolished
  • C More hospitals are built
  • D There is natural calamities
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The positive checks are: famine, war, disease, pestilence, floods and other natural calamities. To control over population resulting from the imbalance population and food supply, Malthus suggested preventive and positive checks.

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