Which of the Following Strategies Did the Government in Kerala

question 112

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies did the government in Kerala, India, use to lower the fertility rate?

• A) The government helped create a realistic alternative to a life of continuous childbirth.
• B) The government initiated forced abortions and sterilizations.
• C) The government threatened to disallow women's further participation in the paid labour force.
• D) The government created a one-child policy, modelled on China's policy.

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