The question asks for the figure in the nearest hundred. ₹46,492 rounded to the nearest hundred is ₹46,500. The previous year's (2008-09) per capita income was ₹40,603, and a rise of 14.5% from this base indeed leads to a figure around ₹46,492 (40603 1.145 ≈ 46503).
As per data released by Government of India in March 2011, the per capita income of Indians rose by 14.5% in 2009-10. What is the per capita income figure (in nearest hundred) ?
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2011 · Topic: National Income & Gross Domestic Product (Per Capita Income and its significance)
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