Over the past 25 years, child mortality has ________ and literacy has ________ in developing countries.

A. fallen; fallen
B. risen; risen
C. fallen; risen
D. risen; fallen


Answer: C

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a. The GDP Price Index rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency falls. b. The GDP Price Index falls, and nominal value of the domestic currency rises. c. The GDP Price Index rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency remains the same. d. The GDP Price Index rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency rises. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.

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