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  Source Economic Survey 2001-02 Ministry of Finance, Government of India.   (i)Identify the three states where the poverty ratio is the highest. (ii) Identify three states where poverty ratio is the lowest.    

Answer:

(i) Three states where poverty ratio is the highest are        (a) Orissa 47.2%,   (b) Bihar 42.6%,   (c) Madhya Pradesh 37.4%     (ii) Three states where the poverty ratio is the lowest are   (a) Himachal Pradesh 7.6%       (b) Punjab 6.2%   (c) Jammu and Kashmir 3.5%