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The term underdevelopment implies __________.

A

social institutions are very backward

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low per capita real income

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high level of economic and technological backwardness

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high population growth

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The correct option is C high level of economic and technological backwardness
Underdevelopment refers to the economic and technological backwardness of an economy where the economy has a high level backwardness in all the types of sectors but mainly economic and technological sector.

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