question_answer 1)

Look at data in Tables 1.3 and 1.4. Is Punjab ahead of Bihar in literacy rate etc as it is in terms of per capita income?  Table 1.3  : Per Capita Income of Select States  

State	Per Capita Income for 2002-03 (in `)
Punjab Kerala Bihar	26000 22600 5700

  Table 1.4 : Some Comparative Data on Punjab, Kerala and Bihar

State	Infant Mortality Rate Per 1000 (2003)	Literacy Rate (%)  (2001)	Met Attendance  Ratio for Class 1-V (1995-96)
Punjab Kerala Bihar	49 11 60	70 91 47	81 91 41

  Explanation of some of the terms used in this table. Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) indicates the number of children that die before the age of one year as a proportion of 1000 live children born in that particular year.     Literacy Rate measures the proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group.   Net Attendance Ratio is the total number of children of age group 6-10 attending school as a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.  

Answer:

Yes, Punjab is ahead of Bihar in literacy rate.