35.As per a recent report, which country recorded the maximum number of air-pollution-related deaths? [A] USA [B] Russia [C] India [D] China Show Answer

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Dileep Vishwakarma

2 years ago

Answer: [C] India Notes: According to a recent report on pollution and health published in The Lancet Planetary Health, Air pollution was responsible for 16.7 lakh deaths in India in 2019, which is 17.8% of all deaths in the country that year. This is the largest number of air-pollution-related deaths of any country. The majority of the air pollution-related deaths in India were caused by PM2.5 pollution and the rest by household air pollution. Globally, air pollution alone contributes to 66.7 lakh deaths.

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