Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Demographic Structure of Indian Society

Question:

The infant mortality rate is the number of of deaths of babies before the age of:

Options:

two year per 1000 live births

one year per 100 live births

two year per 100 live births

one year per 1000 live births

Correct Answer:

one year per 1000 live births

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → one year per 1000 live births

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of babies before the age of one year per 1000 live births. Likewise, the maternal mortality rate is the number of women who die in childbirth per 1,00,000 live births.