Which of these statements are true-
a)Poor people can only be characterised based on their income levels
b)Poor people live only in rural and sub-urban areas.

Both a and b are false

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. Poor people are present in urban areas as well.