Bihar Special GK PYQ 392 of 603 · Population & Urbanisation

The infant mortality rate of Bihar state is –

  1. AMore than Jharkhand
  2. BEqual to Jharkhand
  3. CLess than Jharkhand
  4. DEqual to all India

48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008

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Correct answer: (a) More than Jharkhand

Explanation

At the time of the question, the infant mortality rate in Bihar was 54 per thousand live births, which was higher than that of Jharkhand (46) and also higher than the all-India level (53). On the basis of the SRS Bulletin, 2023 issued in September 2025, the infant mortality rate in Bihar in the year 2023 is 23 per thousand live births, which is lower than the infant mortality rate of Jharkhand (29 per thousand) and the all-India level (25 per thousand).

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