Long before Independence, an Indian leader worked out the cost of a minimum diet to show how poor Indians were. Who first put forward this idea of a poverty line?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Dadabhai Naoroji
In pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss the concept of a poverty line. He worked out the cost of a minimum diet (a “subsistence diet”) to show how poor most Indians were under British rule.