?ÿ"People have such a gloomy outlook of the world that even CHIMPANZEES score better in a quiz on poverty, education and population growth."
Can you score better?
1. In all low-income countries across the world today, how many girls finish primary school?
a) 20 per cent b) 40 per cent c) 60 per cent
2. In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has??
a) Almost doubled b) Remained more or less the same c) Almost halved
3. What is the average life expectancy in the world today?
a) 50 years b) 60 years c) 70 years
4. The UN predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?
a) There will be more children (aged below 5) b) There will be more adults (aged 15 to 74) c) There will be more very old people (aged 75 and older)
5. How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last hundred years?
a) More than doubled b) Remained about the same c) Decreased to less than half
6. How many of the world's one-year-old children have been vaccinated against some disease?
a) 20 per cent b) 50 per cent c) 80 per cent
7. Worldwide, 30-year-old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school?
a) 9 years b) 6 years c) 3 years
8. How many people in the world have some access to electricity?
a) 20 per cent b) 50 per cent c) 80 per cent
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ANSWERS
1 - c
2 - c
3 - c
4 - b
5 ?? c
6 - c
7 - a
8 - c
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