Question

Distinguish between

1. Absolute poverty and relative poverty.

2. Rural Poverty and Urban Poverty

Answer 1

1.

Basis of Difference	Absolute Poverty	Relative Poverty
Basis	Based on calorie norms and expressed in terms of minimum calories needed to be consumed by a person per day.	Based on comparison of set of people having low income and high income.
Existence	Found in developing and under-developed nations	Found in all the countries may it be developing or developed.
Nature	Not universal in nature	Universal in nature
Scope of Eradication	It can be eradicated	It cannot be eradicated

2.

Basis of Difference	Urban poverty	Rural poverty
Basis	Based on the calories norms of the urban people.	Based on the calories norms of the rural people.
Classification	Urban people who consume less than 2100 calories per day in urban areas are considered as urban poor.	Rural people who consume less than 2400 calories per day are considered as rural poor.
Living Conditions	Living conditions are relatively more miserable.	Living conditions are relatively less miserable.