Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Infrastructure

Question:

Identify the term that means proneness to fall ill from major waterborne diseases.

Options:

Mobility

Maternity

Malariality

Morbidity

Correct Answer:

Morbidity

Explanation:

The answer is Morbidity.

Morbidity refers to the state of being diseased or the incidence of disease within a population. It is a measure of the prevalence of disease in a population, and it is often expressed as a rate or proportion.

The other options are incorrect:

  • Mobility: Mobility refers to the ability of people or goods to move from one place to another.

  • Maternity: Maternity refers to the state of being a mother or the period following childbirth.

  • Malariality: Malariality refers to the prevalence of malaria in a particular area.

Therefore, the only correct answer is morbidity.