Rahul who lived in urban area have a neighbour named Shyam. Shyam is malnourished and is suffering from chronic diseases. He consumes 1800 calories and spends less than 1000 rupees on his consumption. Can we say Shyam lies below Poverty Line?

Yes

The correct answer is Option 1: Yes

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. Also, 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. Shyam is spending less than Rs. 1000 and his calorie intake is less than the required amount.