Q: 98 (IAS/2006)
question_subject:
Economics
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,3,56,35,3,18,3
keywords:
{'literacy rate': [2, 0, 2, 0], 'female literacy rates': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'national average literacy rate': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'rajasthan': [0, 0, 1, 18], 'kerala': [7, 2, 0, 3], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'census': [2, 1, 1, 2], 'smallest gap': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'delhi': [4, 0, 4, 1], 'states': [1, 0, 0, 1]}
The correct answer is option 4, "Neither I nor II."
In option 1, the statement is incorrect. According to Census 2001, Kerala does have a high female literacy rate, but it doesn`t hold the distinction for the smallest gap in male and female literacy rates among all the Indian states. Other states in India, such as Mizoram, have narrower literacy gaps.
In option 2, the given statement is also incorrect. As per Census 2001, the literacy rate of Rajasthan is below the national average literacy rate, not above it. Therefore, both statements I and II are incorrect, thus neither of the two given statements are correct leading to option 4 as the valid choice.