The chart shows the infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) and the maternal mortality rate (per 1 lakh births) of India, China and Pakistan, marked P, Q and R:
Identify P, Q and R.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → P – Pakistan; Q – China; R – India
Start with the extremes:
Highest rates: Pakistan (IMR 51, MMR 154)
Lowest rates: China (IMR 4.8, MMR 23)
In between: India (IMR 25.5, MMR 103)
So P is Pakistan, Q is China and R is India.
NCERT (2026-27): “… 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. …” |
