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Answer the question based on the following information.

The table below presents data on percentage population covered by drinking water and sanitation facilities in selected Asian countries.

 

Drinking water

Sanitation facility

 

Urban

Rural

Total

Urban

Rural

Total

India

85

79

81

70

14

29

Bangladesh

99

96

97

79

44

48

China

97

56

67

74

7

24

Pakistan

82

69

74

77

22

47

Philippines

92

80

86

88

66

77

Indinesia

79

54

62

73

40

51

Sri Lanka

88

52

57

68

62

63

Nepal

88

60

63

58

12

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Country A is said to dominate B or A > B if A has higher percentage in total coverage for both drinking water and sanitation facilities, and, B is said to be dominated by A, or B < A.

A country is said to be on the coverage frontier if no other country dominates it. Similarly, a country is not on the coverage frontier if it is dominated by at least one other country.

 India is not on the coverage frontier because

  1. it is lower than Bangladesh in terms of coverage of drinking water facilities.
  2. it is lower than Sri Lanka in terms of coverage of sanitation facilities.
  3. it is lower than Pakistan in terms of coverage of sanitation facilities.
  4. it is dominated by Indonesia.
    1. A and B
    2. A and C
    3. D
    4. None of these

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Country A is said to dominate B or A > B if A has higher percentage in total coverage for both drinking water and sanitation facilities, and, B is said to be dominated by A, or B < A.

So from the table we can see that :-

india>China,Nepal

Philippines>India,Indonesia,Srilanka,Nepal,China,Pakistan

Bangaladesh>India,China,Nepal,Pakistan

A country is said to be on the coverage frontier if no other country dominates it. Similarly, a country is not on the coverage frontier if it is dominated by at least one other country.

So India is not on  the coverage frontier because India is Dominated by Bangaladesh and Philippines

Answer: option D
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