Consider the following statements: 1. India`s GDP growth was higher during the periods of Eighth and Ninth Plan than that in 1980s. 2. In India, more than 90% urban households have access to drinking water in their homes. 3. The growth rate of population

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Q: 9 (CDS-I/2005)
Consider the following statements:
1. India's GDP growth was higher during the periods of Eighth and Ninth Plan than that in 1980s.
2. In India, more than 90% urban households have access to drinking water in their homes.
3. The growth rate of population in India has declined below 2 per cent during the decade of Nineties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,15,20,13,4,15,3

keywords: 

{'growth rate': [1, 1, 2, 2], 'gdp growth': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'population': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'decade': [2, 0, 2, 1], 'urban households': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'per cent': [0, 1, 0, 0]}

The correct answer is option 3, which states that statements 1 and 3 are correct.

Statement 1: India`s GDP growth was higher during the periods of Eighth and Ninth Plan than that in the 1980s. This statement is correct, as the Eighth Plan (1992-1997) and Ninth Plan (1997-2002) saw higher GDP growth rates compared to the 1980s. The Indian economy experienced liberalization and reforms in the early 1990s, which contributed to higher growth rates.

Statement 2: In India, more than 90% urban households have access to drinking water in their homes. This statement is not mentioned in the given question, so we cannot confirm its accuracy.

Statement 3: The growth rate of population in India has declined below 2 percent during the decade of the Nineties. This statement is correct. The population growth rate in India started declining in the 1980s and continued to decrease in the 1990s. The decadal growth rate in the 1990s was 1.93 percent, which is below 2 percent.

In conclusion, statement 1 and 3 are correct, but statement 2 is not mentioned in the question, so we cannot determine