Who among the following are rural poor?

Work mainly as landless agricultural labourers

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Cultivators with very small landholdings

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Landless labourers engaged in a variety of non-agricultural jobs

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D All of the above
Scholars identify the poor on the basis of their occupation and ownership of assets. They state that the rural poor work mainly as landless agricultural labourers, cultivators with very small landholdings, landless labourers who are engaged in a variety of non-agricultural jobs and tenant cultivators with small land holdings.

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