Positive check as envisaged by Thomas Malthus can be prevented if?

A. death rate is reduced
B. moral restraint abolished
C. more hospitals are built
D. there is natural calamities

Correct Answer:

Option D – there is natural calamities

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.