Consider the following statements about Infant Mortality Rate IMR 1 IMR is defi...........

Geography India - Soil and Vegetation

Consider the following statements about Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)

1. IMR is defined as the number of infant deaths (below 1 year of age) per 1 lak live births

2. The IMR rate in India is lesser than that of Bangladesh.

3. At the current pace, the country is unlikely to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 -which aims to reduce Under-Five Mortality (U5MR) by two thirds between 1990 and 2015

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 and 2

2 and 3

2 only

3 only

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Explanation:

Only 3rd statement is correct i.e. At the current pace, the country is unlikely to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 -which aims to reduce Under-Five Mortality (U5MR) by two thirds between 1990 and 2015