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In the Bihar famine year 1967, the death rate was how much higher than the next year?
A14 per cent
B34 per cent
C3 per cent
D84 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 34 per cent
1. Nine Bihar districts produced under half their normal output.
2. Calorie intake fell from 2200 to as low as 1200.
3. Deaths in 1967 were 34 per cent above 1968.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 3, Politics of Planned Development._
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