Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation

Thomas Malthus, an English economist, proposed that population growth would outpace the growth of food supply, leading to
famine and death - a concept he referred to as 'positive checks'. However, he suggested that this could be prevented through
'moral restraint', which includes delayed marriage and abstinence. Therefore, the correct answer is 'moral restraint is adopted'.

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