Who was the first person to discuss 'Poverty Line'?
A
Jawaharlal Nehru
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B
Dadabhai Naoroji
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C
B R Ambedkar
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D
Rajendra Prasad
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Solution
The correct option is A Dadabhai Naoroji
In pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss the concept of a Poverty Line. He used the menu for a prisoner and used appropriate prevailing prices to arrive at what may be called ‘jail cost of living’.