Which two states remain the poorest, with poverty ratios of 33.7 and 32.6 per cent?
ABihar and Odisha
BUttar Pradesh and MP
CAssam and Jharkhand
DRajasthan and Gujarat
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Bihar and Odisha
1. MP, Assam, UP, Bihar and Odisha were above the national level.
2. Bihar and Odisha are the two poorest.
3. Urban poverty is high there too.
_Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 3, Poverty as a Challenge._
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