CAT 1999 — DILR Question 39
Directions: Answer the questions based on the following information.
The table below presents data on percentage population covered by drinking water and sanitation facilities in selected Asian countries.
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Country A is said to dominate B or A > B if A has higher percentage in total coverage for both drinking water and sanitation facilities, and, B is said to be dominated by A, or B < A.
A country is said to be on the coverage frontier if no other country dominates it. Similarly, a country is not on the coverage frontier if it is dominated by at least one other country.
Which countries are the countries on the coverage frontier?
Answer & solution
Correct answer: Philippines and Bangladesh
- A
India and China
- B
Sri Lanka and Indonesia
Philippines and Bangladesh
- D
Nepal and Pakistan
Bangladesh has highest drinking water facility and hence can not be dominated by any country.
Similarly Philippines has highest sanitation facilities and hence cannot be dominated.
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