Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Poverty

Question:

Match the following:

1. Minimum calorie intake for rural areas A 816
2. Minimum calorie intake for urban areas B 1,000
3. Consumption in rural areas C 2,400
4. Consumption in urban areas D 2,100
Options:

1-D, 2-C 3- A, 4 - B

1-C, 2-D 3- B, 4 - A

1-B, 2-D 3- A, 4 - C

1-C, 2-D 3- A, 4 - B

Correct Answer:

1-C, 2-D 3- A, 4 - B

Explanation:

There are many ways of measuring poverty. One way is to determine it by the monetary value (per capita expenditure) of the minimum calorie intake that was estimated at 2,400 calories for a rural person and 2,100 calories for a person in the urban area. Based on this, in 2011-12, the poverty line was defined for rural areas as consumption worth Rs 816 per person a month and for urban areas it was Rs 1,000.