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Ans. (i) Gross National Income per capita – Highest – Sri Lanka; Lowest – Nepal
(ii) Life expectancy – Highest – Sri Lanka; Lowest – Myanmar
(iii) Mean years of Schooling – Highest – Sri Lanka; Lowest – Myanmar & Nepal
(iv) HDI Rank – Highest – Sri Lanka; Lowest – Pakistan
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13. The following table shows the proportion of adults (aged 15-49 years) whose BMI is below
2
normal (BMI <18.5 kg/m ) in India. It is based on a survey of various states for the year
2015-16. Look at the table and answer the following questions.
State Male (%) Female (%)
Kerala 8.5 10
Karnataka 17 21
Madhya Pradesh 28 28
All States 20 23

Source: National Family Health Survey-4. 2015-16, http://rchiips.org
(i) Compare the nutritional level of people in Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
(ii) Can you guess why around one-fifth of people in the country are undernourished even
though it is argued that there is enough food in the country? Describe in your own words.
Ans. (i) The nutritional level of the people of Kerala is significantly higher than that of Madhya
Pradesh for both males and females as, the proportion of undernourished adults about half
that of Madhya Pradesh.
(ii) There is enough food in the country but even then 40% of the people in the country are
undernourished because of the following reasons:
(a) There is a lack of educational and health facilities in many parts of the country. So,
many people remain backward and poor, and so , they are unable to get nutritious food.
(b) In most of the states, the Public Distribution System (PDS) does not function properly
and the poor people cannot get cheap food items, So they remain undernourished.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

i. multiple choice Questions
1. Development of a country can generally be determined by its:
(a) per capita income (b) average literacy level
(c) health status of its people (d) none of these
Ans. (a) per capita income

2. Assume there are four families in a country. The average per capita income of these families
is ` 6000. If the income of three families is `5000, `8000 and `4000 respectively, What
is the income of the fourth family?
(a) ` 7,000 (b) ` 3,000
(c) ` 2,000 (d) ` 6,000
Ans. (a) ` 7,000

3. Look at the picture. What should be the developmental goals for such an area?
(a) Removing slum from the area
(b) Resettling the poor in the outskirts of the country
(c) Improving the living and sanitation conditions for the poor living in this area
(d) Constructing multi story buildings in this area
Ans. (c) Improving the living and sanitation conditions for the poor living in this area

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