GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN ECONOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the time of Indian independence what was IMR?
A
216
B
218
C
220
D
214
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It refers to the number of infants dying before reaching the age of one year per 1, 000 live births. Lack of adequate public health facilities, the occurrence of frequent natural calamities, and famine resulted in widespread poverty and high infant mortality rate. It was quite alarming, about 218 per thousand.

Detailed explanation-2: -The infanct moratlity rate during the British rule in India was 218 per thousand live births.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sharp drop in Infant Mortality Rate IMR has reduced from 146 per 1, 000 live births in 1951 to 30 per 1, 000 live births in 2019.

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