Question

To know whether the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer, it is necessary to compare ________.

• A. the availability of food grains among two sets of people, one rich and the poor, over a different period of time
• B. the distribution of income of an identical set of income recipients in a different period of time
• C. the wholesale prince index over different periods of time for different regions
• D. the distribution of income of different sets of income recipients at a point in time

Answer 1

The correct option is B the distribution of income of an identical set of income recipients in a different period of time

To know whether the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer,it is necessary to compare the distribution of income of an identical set of income recipients in different period of time.