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Answer the following question based on the information given below:

The table below reports annual statistics related to rice production in select states in India for a particular year.

State

Total Area

% of Area Under

Production

Population

Himachal Pradesh

6

20

1.2

6

Kerala

4

60

4.8

32

Rajasthan

34

20

6.8

56

Bihar

10

60

12

83

Karnataka

19

50

19

53

Haryana

4

80

19.2

21

West Bengal

9

80

21.6

80

Gujarat

20

60

24

51

Punjab

5

80

24

24

Madhya Pradesh

31

40

24.8

60

Tamilnadu

13

70

27.3

62

Maharastra

31

50

48

97

Uttar Pradesh

24

70

67.2

166

Andhra Pradesh

28

80

112

76

How many states have a per capita production of rice (defined as total rice production divided by its population) greater than Gujarat?

  1. $3$
  2. $4$
  3. $5$
  4. $6$
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 per capita production of rice=$\frac{\text{total rice production}}{\text{Population}}$

 per capita production of rice for  Gujarat = $\frac{24 }{51} =0.47$

per capita production of rice for Himachal Pradesh =$\frac{1.2 }{6} =0.2$

per capita production of rice for Kerla =$\frac{4.8 }{32} =0.15$

per capita production of rice for Rajasthan =$\frac{6.8 }{56} =0.12$

per capita production of rice for Bihar =$\frac{12 }{83} =0.14$

per capita production of rice for Karnataka =$\frac{19 }{53} =0.35$

per capita production of rice for Haryana =$\frac{19.2 }{21} =0.91$

per capita production of rice for West Bengal =$\frac{21.6 }{80} =0.27$

per capita production of rice for Punjab =$\frac{24 }{24} =1$

per capita production of rice for Madhya Pradesh =$\frac{24.8 }{60} =0.41$

per capita production of rice for Tamilnadu =$\frac{27.3 }{62} =0.44$

per capita production of rice for Maharastra =$\frac{48 }{97} =0.49$

per capita production of rice for Uttar Pradesh =$\frac{67.2 }{166} =0.40$

per capita production of rice for  Andhra Pradesh =$\frac{112 }{76} =1.47$

We can see that only Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh satisfy this criterion.

Hence, option$: \text{B}$

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