Question

Kerala recorded which of the following features in the HCES 2022-23?

• A. Highest rural MPCE and first highest urban MPCE, with widest rural-urban gap.
• B. Second highest rural MPCE and lowest urban MPCE, with equal rural-urban values
• C. Highest rural MPCE and fourth highest urban MPCE, with lowest rural-urban difference.
• D. Rural MPCE below national average but urban MPCE above national average.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Highest rural MPCE and fourth highest urban MPCE, with lowest rural-urban difference.

• Kerala’s rural MPCE was the highest (₹5,924), urban MPCE was the fourth highest (₹7,078), and it had the lowest rural-urban difference (19%).