Question

Literacy among women was extremely low in ______.

• A. Andhra Pradesh
• B. Madhya Pradesh
• C. Orissa
• D. Bihar

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Bihar

• Bihar continues to be a state having the lowest literacy rate in comparison to the national average, while the female literacy rate also happens to be awfully low. Although Bihar's total literacy rate is only 47.53 percent in comparison to the national average of 65.38 percent, the female literacy rate is only 33.37 percent against the national average of 54.16 percent.
  
• The negative attitude of parents towards the girl child and her education is one of the major reasons for the low female literacy rate in India.