Question

State, with reasons, whether the following statements are true or false.

i) The concept of relative poverty is used to measure total number of people living below the poverty line.

ii) Extent of poverty is more in rural areas as compared to urban areas.

iii) Population explosion is one of the basic reasons for widespread poverty.

Answer 1

i) False. The concept of absolute poverty is used to measure total number of poor people.

ii) True. According to statistics, the poor people in 2009-10 in rural areas was 34% as compared to 21% in urban areas.

iii) True. The rapid growth of population, especially among the poor, is responsible for poverty in India.