As per NFHS-5 data, which of the following state(s) recorded less than 6% of the population as multidimensionally poor in 2019-20?

Correct answer: (d) More than one of the above

Explanation

NITI Aayog's National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023 uses NFHS-5 (2019–21) data. It puts the share of India's population that is multidimensionally poor at 14.96% (down from 24.85% in 2015–16). Among the options:

• Jammu and Kashmir: about 4.80%;
• Himachal Pradesh: about 4.93%;
• Uttar Pradesh: about 22.93%.

Both Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh were below 6%, so more than one option is correct. The lowest share was in Kerala (about 0.55%).

Some answer keys give (b), Himachal Pradesh, alone. By NITI Aayog's figures, Jammu and Kashmir (4.80%) was also below 6%, so the answer here is (d).