As per the Sample Registration System data available in 2015, which among the following states had registered the maximum "Crude Birth Rate (CBR)" in the country?
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As per the Sample Registration System data available in 2015, which among the following states had registered the maximum "Crude Birth Rate (CBR)" in the country?
- Jharkhand
- Kerala
- Bihar
- Odisha
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Bihar
Among the states offered, Bihar had the highest crude birth rate in the Sample Registration System data of the period, at roughly 26 to 28 per 1,000 population. Jharkhand and Odisha were lower, and Kerala had one of the lowest birth rates in India. (Uttar Pradesh, which is not offered, was close to Bihar.)
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