Assertion: In second stage, death rate decline but birth rate remains stationary. Reason: Population increases rapidly in second stage.

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Both Assertion and Reason correct and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion. Explanation: • In the second stage of the Demographic Transition, the death rate falls because of better food supply, health care, and sanitation, while the birth rate stays high. • As a result, the gap between births and deaths widens, leading to a rapid increase in population. • Thus, the Reason correctly explains why the Assertion is true.

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