GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The life expectancy rate was 32 years. The literacy rate of the country on the eve of Independence was 16% only.

Detailed explanation-2: -Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, its current age and other demographic factors including gender.

Detailed explanation-3: -India at 1947 had a Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) of 2000 for every 100, 000 live births and an Infant Mortality Rate (IFR) of 150. A few more glaring statistics that didn’t speak well of our nation were, our literacy rate at 18%. Female literacy was 8.8%. Access to healthcare was challenging beyond the metros.