Correct option is B
The correct answer is (b) Rs. 1,000.
For 2011-12, using the Tendulkar methodology, the national poverty line was estimated at Rs. 816 per capita per month for rural areas and Rs. 1,000 per capita per month for urban areas.
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- 1)The official poverty line in India is based on ______.
- 2)
Which measure is commonly used to determine the poverty line in various countries?
- 3)
Consider the following statements:
The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was developed in 2008 by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme and is used alongside the HDI.
According to the MPI, in India, the largest number of people living in multidimensional poverty are found in Bihar.
The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is a part of the HDI report, which reflects gender-based inequalities in three dimensions – reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market.
Which of the statements above is/are correct?
- 4)
Which of the following programmes aims to improve the food and nutritional status of people experiencing poverty?
- 5)
As per Human Development Report 2021-22, what is the percentage of population under severe multi-dimensional poverty?
- 6)According to the data of 2011-12, which of the following is the poverty rate of bihar? (approximate)
- 7)How is the poverty line in India typically determined?
- 8)The Rangarajan Committee methodology for determining the poverty line incorporated which of the following?
1. A food component
2. A normative level of expenditure for essential non-food items
3. A behaviourally determined expenditure for other non-food items
Select the answer using the code given below: - 9)
Poverty level in India is estimated on the basis of:
- 10)The proportion of the population below the poverty line is called the poverty ratio or __________.
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- 1)The official poverty line in India is based on ______.
- 2)
Which measure is commonly used to determine the poverty line in various countries?
- 3)
Consider the following statements:
The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was developed in 2008 by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme and is used alongside the HDI.
According to the MPI, in India, the largest number of people living in multidimensional poverty are found in Bihar.
The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is a part of the HDI report, which reflects gender-based inequalities in three dimensions – reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market.
Which of the statements above is/are correct?
- 4)
Which of the following programmes aims to improve the food and nutritional status of people experiencing poverty?
- 5)
As per Human Development Report 2021-22, what is the percentage of population under severe multi-dimensional poverty?
- 6)According to the data of 2011-12, which of the following is the poverty rate of bihar? (approximate)
- 7)How is the poverty line in India typically determined?
- 8)The Rangarajan Committee methodology for determining the poverty line incorporated which of the following?
1. A food component
2. A normative level of expenditure for essential non-food items
3. A behaviourally determined expenditure for other non-food items
Select the answer using the code given below: - 9)
Poverty level in India is estimated on the basis of:
- 10)The proportion of the population below the poverty line is called the poverty ratio or __________.
