Given below are two statements:
Statement I: All three countries, India, China and Pakistan, report providing improved drinking water sources for most of their population.
Statement II: Among the three countries, maternal mortality is the highest in India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Statement I: All three countries, India, China and Pakistan, report providing improved drinking water sources for most of their population. — True. All three report improved drinking water for most of their people.
Statement II: Among the three countries, maternal mortality is the highest in India. — False. For one lakh births, about 23 women die in China, 103 in India and 154 in Pakistan. Maternal mortality is highest in Pakistan.
NCERT (2026-27): “8.5 Indicators of Human Development … But India and Pakistan have not been able to save women from maternal mortality. In China, for one lakh births, only 23 women die whereas in India and Pakistan, about 103 and 154 women die respectively. Surprisingly all the three countries report providing improved drinking water sources for most of its population. …” |