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Q: ‘M’ in BIMARU stands for which state?
  • A. Maharashtra
  • B. Manipur
  • C. Madhya Pradesh
  • D. Mizoram
Correct Answer: Option C - The term BIMARU - an abbreviation for Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - was coined by Demographer - Ashish Bose in 1980s. Where M represents the Madhya Pradesh (MP). It resembled to a Hindi word - means having poor economic conditions. But recent development of these states makes this term outdated.
C. The term BIMARU - an abbreviation for Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - was coined by Demographer - Ashish Bose in 1980s. Where M represents the Madhya Pradesh (MP). It resembled to a Hindi word - means having poor economic conditions. But recent development of these states makes this term outdated.

Explanations:

The term BIMARU - an abbreviation for Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - was coined by Demographer - Ashish Bose in 1980s. Where M represents the Madhya Pradesh (MP). It resembled to a Hindi word - means having poor economic conditions. But recent development of these states makes this term outdated.