In Villages Ranipur and Shyampur, there are 55% men and 45% women. In village Rampur, the literacy rate amongst men is 55% and amongst women-45%. Whereas in village Shyampur it is 45% for men and 55% for women, In that case:

A) the literacy rate of both the villages is 50%

B) the literacy rate of both the villages is same, though not 50%

C) the literacy rate of village Rampur is less than that of village Shyampur

D) the literacy rate of village Rampur is more than that of village Shyampur

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2003 (GS Paper I)