This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
In first stage of demographic cycle: 
Select and explain. 
A. Bih rate=death rate, B. Bih rate, C. Bih rate>death rate, D. None of the above
A: Bih rate=death rate
Answer: A: Bih rate=death rate 
Explanation: First stage (High stationary): This stage is characterised by high bih and death rate which cancel out each other and the population remains stationary. Ref: Park, 22nd edition pg: 441