Question

Study the table given below and answer the question that follows:

State	Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births (2018)	Literacy Rate % 2017 – 18	Net Attendance Ratio (per 100 persons) secondary stage (aged 14 and 15 years) 2017 – 18
P	32	62	43
Q	7	94	43
R	30	82	61
S	20	83	78

Identify the State whose Infant Mortality Rate is almost three times that of State ‘Q’.

• A. Q
• B. P
• C. S
• D. R

Hint:

Read the IMR of state Q, multiply it by three, and then look for the state whose figure comes closest to that product. Ignore the other two columns.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept:

• Infant Mortality Rate, or IMR, is the number of children who die before the age of one year out of every 1,000 live births in that year.
• The question asks for a comparison, so the target value must be worked out first and then matched against the table.

Step 1: Read the IMR of State Q from the table.
State Q has an Infant Mortality Rate of $7$ per 1,000 live births.

Step 2: Work out three times that value.
$3 \times 7 = 21$
So the state we are looking for should have an IMR of about $21$.

Step 3: Compare each state with the target of 21.
State P has $32$, which is more than four times the value for Q.
State R has $30$, which is between four and five times the value for Q.
State S has $20$, which is the closest of all to $21$.

Step 4: Check the ratio for State S.
$\dfrac{20}{7} \approx 2.86$, which is almost three. No other state comes near this ratio.

Final Answer: (C) S