Which of the following are true?
The demographic conditions during the British rule:
a) Overall literacy rate of 26%.
b) Mortality rate was low.
c)Life expectancy rate was 32 years.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The overall literacy level was less than 16 per cent. The overall mortality rate was very high and in that particularly, the infant mortality rate was quite alarming-about 218 per thousand. Life expectancy was also very low-32 years.