Study the data of a State given below and answer the question that follow: If rural children aged 10--14 years are considered, then how many female children are attending school?
Show Hint
In data-based questions, first identify the correct row and then the correct column. Avoid confusing the literacy rate with the percentage of children attending school.
Step 1: Identify exactly what row is being asked about.
The question wants the school attendance figure for rural children aged 10 to 14 years, so we should go straight to that row in the table and ignore the other age groups. Step 2: Separate male and female columns.
In that row, the male figure is 85 percent and the female figure is 82 percent, these two numbers sit side by side in the table. Step 3: Pick the column the question wants.
Since the question specifically asks about female children, we read off the female column only, which gives 82. Step 4: Final answer.
So 82 percent of rural female children aged 10 to 14 are attending school, matching option (C).
