What is the simple annual rate of increase in the number of agricultural loans from 1970 to 1983?
Answer: C
From 1970 to 1983, in 13 years the number of agricultural loans went up from 18,300 to 2,11,600, an increase of 1,93,300. So percentage increase in this = = 1057. However, this growth is spread across 13 years. Hence, simple annual rate of increase = = 81.3% = 81 (Approximately)