Question

Define the statement which suggests that calories requirement in rural areas are
considered to be higher than urban areas.
(a) Because people in rural areas are poor.
(b) Because people in rural areas are adversely affected by natural calamities.
(c) Because people living in rural areas engage themselves in more physical work
(d) Because people living in rural areas are engaged in agriculture​

Answer 1

Answer:

Calorie requirement is higher in rural areas compared to urban areas because people in rural areas are more involved in physical work like agriculture, grazing animals, fishing etc. Such work needs more physical labour and hence more calorie intake is demanded.

Answer 2

Answer:

because people in rural areas are poor is the correct answer