A group of international students is having a heated discussion in the dining hall. "Your country needs to get its population under control!" asserts a student from the United States. "Perhaps," replies the Indian student, "But your country ________."

A. also has a big population overgrowth problem
B. has the highest per capita resource consumption, ten times greater than mine
C. has the lowest infant mortality rate
D. has a much higher birth rate


Answer: B

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