Question

What is the irony about the number of obese children in India?

• A. India has millions of obese and overweight urban school children.
• B. India has the largest number of undernourished children along with millions of obese urban school children.
• C. India has more undernourished than obese children.
• D. None of these.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

India has the largest number of undernourished children along with millions of obese urban school children.

The irony is used to express an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects.

Option B is the correct answer because with India having the largest number of undernourished children, one wouldn't expect such a high number of obese children as mentioned in "It's an irony that despite there being more undernourished children in India than in any other country, we also have millions of obese and overweight urban school children."

There is no sense of irony in option A as it is a given fact. Hence it is incorrect.

Option C is incorrect because this sentence cannot be supported by the given passage.

Since we have already chosen the correct answer, option D is incorrect as well.