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| Q. |
Which State of India has the largest percentage of poor? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Chhattisgarh |
| C. | Orissa |
| D. | Jharkhand |
| Answer» A. Bihar | |
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Explanation: Poverty in India is widespread, with the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor. In 2011, World Bank stated, 32.7% of the total Indian people fall below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP) while 68.7% live on less than US$ 2 per day. Odisha is the state with the maximum proportion of poor at 57.2 percent in 2004-05. Odisha is followed by Bihar, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Maharashtra, according to data by the Planning Commission of India. While over half the population in the states of Odisha and Bihar operates below the poverty line, Madhya Pradesh is just shy of 50 percent. |
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