Question: Select the wrong statement in reference to the position of India vis-à-vis other countries in the graph in terms of the ratio of CO2 emission to per capita income (increasing order).
Explanation:
Start with the statement in option 2 as it requires the figures to be used as they are given in the bar graph.
From the above table, we can conclude that India stands at the 5th position at the given CO2 emission level and per capita income of each country (in increasing order).
Hence, the statement in option 2 is true.
Consider option 1. Since 50 is added to the per capita income for each country, the ratio given in the above table decreases for each country and for India it becomes 2.
This implies that any country having CO2 emission value greater than twice the revised per capita income will have a ratio greater than India.
Only four countries (Australia, Spain, Ukraine and Poland) have the required ratio less than India.
Hence, India stands at the 5th position in this case also.
Hence, the statement in option 1 is also true.
Consider option 3. Since 200 million tons are deducted from the given CO2 emission value, the ratio given in the above table decreases for each country and for India it becomes 1.5.
This implies that any country having CO2 emission value greater than one and half times the revised per capita income will have a ratio greater than India.
Only four countries (Australia, Spain, Ukraine and Poland) have the required ratio less than India.
Hence India stands at the 5th position in this case also.
Hence, the statement in option 3 is also true.
Since the statement in options 1, 2 and 3 is true, the statement in option 4 is false.
Hence, option (d).