Nearly 55 percent of the total population of Bihar survives in absolute poverty because: I. Bihar lacks in natural resources, both existing and potential. II. Bihar has the fastest total fertility rate in India. III. Bihar has very unfavorable agro-climatic conditions. IV. Bihar lacks in quality infrastructure and business-friendly environment. Which of these reasons are correct?

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I and II. > After the division of Bihar, all its natural resources went to the state of Jharkhand, resulting in a lack of natural resources, both existing and potential. In terms of total fertility rate, Bihar is among the states with the highest rates in India. Bihar’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is recorded as 3.0 [ NFHS-5 (2019–21)], whereas NFHS-4 it was 3.4 (2015–16).

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