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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the United Nations report on The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, number of undernourished people in India has declined to which figure in 2017-19?
A
150.2 million
B
249.4 million
C
189.2 million
D
119.2 million
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s population of 224.3 million undernourished people has decreased over the past 15 years. However, number of obese adults and anaemic women has increased. India’s population of 224.3 million undernourished people has decreased over the past 15 years according to the UN report.

Detailed explanation-2: -A person is considered “food secure” when they have the physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life (as defined by the United Nations Committee on World Food Security).

Detailed explanation-3: -Nearly 924 million people (11.7 percent of the global population) faced food insecurity at severe levels, an increase of 207 million in two years.

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