What percentage of people in rural India are consuming more calories than are required?

Question

Observe the bar diagram and answer the questions.

Calorie intake per person in rural India

                   Expenditure

a) What percentage of people in rural India are consuming more calories than are required?

b) What is the reason for consuming less calories than are required in rural India?

Answer 1

a)  20%

b)  1. The major reason for low-calorie intake is the lack of purchasing power of the people. 

2. People don’t have adequate incomes to buy food. 

3. The reasons are poverty, unemployment, etc.