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Q59 (CDS-II/2014) Economy › Growth, Development, Poverty & Employment › Growth, Development, Poverty & Employment

Which among the following about the Rangarajan Panel Report on poverty estimation (submitted in July, 2014) is/are correct ? 1. The report states that three out of ten people in India are poor 2. The report endorsed the Tendulkar committee suggestion on determining poverty line in India Select the correct answer using the code given below:

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

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 : (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 only

Which of the following statements with regard to the Report of Tendulkar Committee (2009) on poverty estimates is/are correct? 1. The Committee had used an all-India urban poverty line basket as a reference to derive both rural and urban poverty levels. 2. The Committee had anchored the poverty line to the official food calorie norms. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Assertion (A) : Though India’s national income has gone up several fold since 1947, there has been no marked improvement in the per capita income level. Reason (R) : Sizeable proportion of the population of India is still living below the poverty line. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

Which of the following statements with regard to the ‘Fifth Report’ is/are correct? 1. It was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813 for consideration. 2. It became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the nature of the East India Company’s rule in India. 3. It was primarily on the economic conditions of the urban and industrial centres of India. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following? 1. Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at household level 2. Purchasing power parity at national level 3. Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level Select the correct answer using the codes given below: