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Year	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Annual Growth Rate	-	\[0.56\]	\[-0.03\]	\[1.04\]	\[1.33\]	\[1.25\]	\[1.96\]	\[2.20\]	\[2.22\]	\[2.14\]	\[1.93\]
(a) Which year has the negative growth rate of population?
(b) Give one reason for the negative growth rate of population for the same year.

Answer:

(a) 1921 has the negative growth rate i.e. - 0.03.

(b) Negative growth rate in 1921 was due to high death rate due to lack of medical facilities unsafe drinking water and poor living conditions