CAT 1999 — DILR Question 42
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.
Again, using only the data presented under ‘sanitation facilities’ columns, sequence China, Indonesia and Philippines in ascending order of rural population as a percentage of their respective total population. The correct order is
Answer & solution
Philippines, Indonesia, China
- B
Indonesia, China, Philippines
- C
Indonesia, Philippines, China
- D
China, Indonesia, Philippines
In the same way as the previous questions, we can find percentage of rural population for Philippines, Indonesia and China.
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Thus, P < I < C