ECONOMICS
SCARCITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With no food and no water, the maximum time the body can survive is thought to be about one week . With water only, but no food, survival time may extend up to 2 to 3 months.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a general rule of thumb, a person can survive without water for about 3 days. However, some factors, such as how much water an individual body needs, and how it uses water, can affect this.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water makes up 60% of a person’s body weight. The maximum time an individual can go without water is about a week. This is an estimate based on observations of people at the end of their lives. This is when food and water is stopped being given to the person in a dying state.
Detailed explanation-4: -As a result of discontinuing eating, patients can die in as early as a few days. For most people, this period without food usually lasts about 10 days, but in rare instances, it can last several weeks.
Detailed explanation-5: -A person can survive for around one hour in 5C water, two hours in 10C and six hours in 15C-but if the temperature is in the high 20s then it is possible to survive for around 25 hours, he says.