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CAT 1999 — DILR Question 43

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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.

India is not on the coverage frontier because
A. it is lower than Bangladesh in terms of coverage of drinking water facilities.
B. it is lower than Sri Lanka in terms of coverage of sanitation facilities.
C. it is lower than Pakistan in terms of coverage of sanitation facilities.
D. it is dominated by Indonesia.

Answer & solution

Correct answer: None of these

  • A

    A and B

  • B

    A and C

  • C

    D

  • None of these

Solution

India is not on coverage frontier because
(i) it is below Bangladesh and Philippines for drinking water.
(ii) for sanitation facilities it is below Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Pakistan.

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