Bihar Special GK PYQ 291 of 603 · Economic Scenario

Choose the correct order of the Bihar State districts in descending order of per capita income.

  1. ANawada > Kishanganj > East Champaran > Araria > Sheohar
  2. BSheohar > Araria > East Champaran > Kishanganj > Nawada
  3. CEast Champaran > Sheohar > Araria > Kishanganj > Nawada
  4. DAraria > Nawada > East Champaran > Sheohar > Kishanganj
  5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above

67th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) (Pre) 2022

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Correct answer: (a) Nawada > Kishanganj > East Champaran > Araria > Sheohar

Explanation

As per the data released in the Bihar Economic Survey 2021–22, at constant prices (2011–12) with reference to 2019–20, the descending order of the per capita Gross District Domestic Product of the given districts is— Nawada (23,351 rupees) > Kishanganj (23,222 rupees) > East Champaran (22,306 rupees) > Araria (20,613 rupees) > Sheohar (19,592 rupees).

As per the Bihar Economic Survey 2024–25, the per capita Gross District Domestic Product of the given districts in 2022–23 is as follows (in rupees)—

DistrictCurrent pricesConstant prices
Kishanganj47,83125,493
Nawada40,24723,065
East Champaran39,62322,698
Araria41,70722,204
Sheohar33,39919,561
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