CAT 2003 | Question: 2-127

Question

Answer the question on the basis of the following table.
Below is a table that lists countries region-wise. Each region-wise list is sorted, first by birth rate and then alphabetically by the name of the country. We now wish to merge the region-wise list into one consolidated list and provide overall rankings to each country based first on birth rate and then on death rate. Thus, if some countries have the same birth rate, then the country with a lower death rate will be ranked higher. Further, countries having identical birth and death rates will get the same rank. For example, if two countries are tied for the third position, then both will be given rank $3,$ while the next country (in the ordered list) will be ranked $5.$

Rank	Country	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Region
1	South Africa	36	12	Africa
2	Egypt	32	16	Africa
3	Cameroon	42	20	Africa
4	Mozambique	45	21	Africa
5	Zaire	48	18	Africa
6	Ghana	45	14	Africa
7	Angola	47	23	Africa
8	Madagascar	47	23	Africa
9	Morocco	40	16	Africa
10	Tanzania	47	23	Africa
11	Ethiopia	47	24	Africa
12	Ivory Coast	43	23	Africa
13	Rhodesia	40	14	Africa
14	Uganda	47	23	Africa
15	Nigeria	47	24	Africa
17	Sudan	47	20	Africa
18	Algeria	50	20	Africa
19	Kenya	50	21	Africa
20	Uppw Volta	50	28	Africa

Rank	Country	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Region
16	Saudi Arabia	46	16	Asia
1	Japan	16	6	Asia
2	Korea (ROK)	30	6	Asia
3	Sri Lanka	29	6	Asia
4	Taiwan	30	6	Asia
5	Malaysia	35	6	Asia
6	China	34	11	Asia
7	Thailand	35	10	Asia
8	Turkey	42	12	Asia
9	India	40	15	Asia
10	Burma	38	15	Asia
11	Iran	42	15	Asia
12	Vicium	40	17	Asia
13	Korea (DPRK)	40	12	Asia
14	Pakistan	42	18	Asia
15	Nepal	46	23	Asia
16	Bangladesh	47	20	Asia
17	Syria	47	14	Asia
18	Iraq	46	15	Asia
19	Afghanistan	52	30	Asia

Rank	Country	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Region
1	Germany (FRG)	10	12	Europe
2	Austria	12	13	Europe
3	Belgium	13	12	Europe
4	Germany (DRG)	13	14	Europe
5	Sweden	12	11	Europe
6	Switzerland	12	9	Europe
7	U.K.	13	12	Europe
8	Netherlands	14	8	Europe
9	France	14	10	Europe
10	Italy	14	10	Europe
11	Greece	16	9	Europe
12	Bulgaria	18	10	Europe
13	Hungary	18	12	Europe
14	Spain	18	8	Europe
15	USSR	18	9	Europe
16	Yugoslavia	19	8	Europe
17	Czech Rep.	19	10	Europe
18	Portugal	19	10	Europe
19	Romania	20	10	Europe
20	Poland	20	9	Europe

Rank	Country	Birth Rate	Death Rate	Region
1	USA	16	9	N. America
2	Canada	20	7	N. America
3	Cuba	20	6	N. America
4	Mexico	40	7	N. America
1	Australia	16	8	Pacific
2	Philippines	34	10	Pacific
3	Indonesia	38	20	Pacific
1	Argentina	22	10	S. America
2	Chile	24	10	S. America
3	Colombo	34	10	S. America
4	Brazil	36	9	S. America
5	Venezuela	36	10	S. America
6	Guatemala	45	14	S. America
7	Peru	42	11	S. America
8	Ecuador	42	11	S. America

In the consolidated list, which country ranks $37$-th?

• A. South Africa
• B. Brazil
• C. Turkey
• D. Venezuela