12th Class Economics Poverty Question Bank MCQs - Poverty

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    Who was the first to use the concept of poverty line in India?

    A) Jawaharlal Nehru

    B) Dadabhai Naoroji

    C) Mahatma Gandhi

    D) B.R. Ambedkar

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Dadabhai Naoroji's efforts and careful study led him to conclude subsistence based poverty line at 1867-68 prices, though he never used the word "poverty line". It was based on the cost of a subsistence diet consisting of 'rice or flour, dhal, mutton, vegetables, ghee, vegetable oil and salt'.


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