Question

Which of the following statement is NOT substantiated by any information from the passage?
Ya. The NPC based its poverty estimates calculation on Dadabhai Naoroji's methods
b. VM Dandekar and N Rath made the first systematic assessment of poverty in India in 1971, based
on the NSS data from 1960-61
In 1962, the Planning Commission formulated separate poverty lines for rural and urban areas of
Rs.20 and Rs.25 per capita per year, respectively
d. In 1938, the NPC estimated a poverty line ranging from Rs.15 to Rs.20 per capita per month
the first systematic assessment of poverty in India in 1971, based on:​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Arthmetic mean = ∑fi × xi

N

, Here N is

Answer 2

Explanation:

v. Based on the passage, choose the options that list the statements that are TRUE

according to the information:

a. In 1962, the Planning Commission constituted a working group to estimate

poverty nationally.

b. The NPC did not formulate its poverty line based on 'a minimum standard of

living perspective

in which nutritional requirements are implicit'.

c. In 1938, the National Planning Committee (NPC) estimated a poverty line ranging

from 15 to 20

per capita per month.

d. VM Dandekar and N Rath made the second systematic assessment of poverty in India in 1971