Question

Match the following concepts (List-I) with their appropriate definitions (List-II):

List-I (Concept)	List-II (Definition)
(A) Age structure	(I) Larger proportion of workers relative to non-workers
(B) Demographic dividend	(II) Persons in different age groups relative to the total population
(C) Population momentum	(III) Where a large cohort of women of reproductive age will fuel population growth over the next generation, even if each woman has fewer children than previous generations did
(D) Dependency ratio	(IV) Measure of comparing the proportion of non-working age group to working age group

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
• B. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
• C. (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
• D. (A)-(II), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

(A) Age structure is defined as the distribution of people of different ages within a population, correlating with (II).
(B) Demographic dividend refers to a larger proportion of workers relative to non-workers, matching with(I)
(C) Population momentum relates to the effect of a large cohort of reproductive age women fueling future population growth, aligning with (III).
(D) Dependency ratio is a measure comparing the non-working age group to the working age group, corresponding to (IV).

Answer 2

Here is the correct matching of concepts with their definitions:

• (A) Age structure: Refers to the distribution of people in different age groups relative to the total population. This matches with (II).
• (B) Demographic dividend: Refers to a period in a country when the working-age population is large relative to the dependent (non-working) population. This matches with (I).
• (C) Population momentum: Refers to the continued population growth that occurs even after fertility rates decline, due to a large cohort of women of reproductive age. This matches with (IV).
• (D) Dependency ratio: This is the ratio of non-working individuals (such as children and elderly people) to working-age people (the labor force). This matches with (III).

Thus, the correct answer is (1): (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III).