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Bihar is India’s poorest state, with an annual per capita income of $111, lower than in the most impoverished countries of the world.
(A) lower than in
(B) lower than that of
(C) and lower than that of
(D) which is lower than in
(E) which is lower than it is in
Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of the crucial part of this sentence is that Bihar has an annual per capita income of $111, and this amount is lower than the annual per capita income of the most impoverished countries of the world.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Comparisons + Awkwardness/Redundancy• Comparisons must always be made between similar things.
A:1/ This answer choice incorrectly compares the noun phrase "an annual per capita income of $111" to the prepositional phrase "in the most impoverished countries of the world"; remember, comparisons must always be made between similar things.
B: Correct.1/ This answer choice uses the phrase "lower than that of" to modify "annual per capita income of $111", conveying the intended meaning - that
Bihar's annual per capita income of $111 is lower than
the annual per capita income of the most impoverished countries of the world.
2/ Option B correctly compares the noun phrase "an annual per capita income of $111" to the pronoun "that (annual per capita income)".
3/ Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C:1/ This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "and lower than"; the construction of this phrase illogically implies that
Bihar is lower than the annual per capita income of the most impoverished countries of the world; the intended meaning is that
an annual per capita income of $111 is lower than the annual per capita income of the most impoverished countries of the world.
D:1/ This answer choice incorrectly compares the noun phrase "an annual per capita income of $111" to the prepositional phrase "in the most impoverished countries of the world"; remember, comparisons must always be made between similar things.
2/ Option D uses the needlessly wordy phrase "which is lower than", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
E:1/ This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "lower than it is in"; the construction of this phrase illogically implies that an annual per capita income of $111 is lower in Bihar than
the same amount is in the most impoverished countries of the world; the intended meaning is that Bihar's annual per capita income of $111 is lower than
the annual per capita income of the most impoverished countries of the world.
2/ Option E uses the needlessly wordy phrase "which is lower than", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team