Question

Q. Arrange the following states in the descending order of their Per Capita Incomes.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• A. 4-3-2-1
• B. 2-3-1-4
• C. 1-4-3-2
• D. 2-1-3-4

Answer 1

The correct option is B 2-3-1-4

Explanation:

• Per Capita income is the average income earned by every person living in a country or a region. It is obtained by dividing the national income by the total population.
• The National Statistical Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, offers this at the level of the states.
• Accordingly, the correct sequence in the decreasing order is Goa > Karnataka > Jharkhand > Bihar.