Question

Bengal was reduced from rich state to an impoverished state due to---------​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Change is a tricky concept – it can be for better or worse. Also, to measure change, we need some benchmarks. Suppose we find West Bengal’s growth is higher or lower in the last decade compared to the previous one. It is possible that this reflects national trends. So, whether anything different is happening in the state has to be inferred after adjusting for the change in the all-India average growth rates over two decades. By a similar logic, if we just compare the West Bengal and all-India averages over the last decade and find that West Bengal has done better or worse, we need to check if the situation was similar or not in the previous decade to determine change