Compared to 1971 and 1981, the decadal growth rate of population in India between 1981 and 1991 is marginally-

Explanation

## Page 34 Between 1971–1981 and 1981–1991, India’s decade-based population growth rate marginally decreased. The position of decadal growth rates in different years from 1971 to 2011 is as follows— <table> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Decadal growth rate</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1971</td> <td>24.80%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td>24.66%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td>23.87%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td>21.54%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>17.70%</td> </tr> </table>