If you were to browse a table of a recent period showing life expectancy at birth for all categories of rural-urban and male-female divisions for all States of India, you are not likely to observe that
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- Urban life expectancy is higher than the rural one.
- Male life expectancy is higher than the female one.
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2022
– Statement 2: Female life expectancy is generally higher than male life expectancy in India, as is the global trend. This is attributed to various factors including biological differences, lifestyle choices, and resilience to certain diseases. While the gap exists and has fluctuated, females typically outlive males. Therefore, observing that male life expectancy is higher than female life expectancy is highly unlikely based on available data.