Poverty Line Estimation — Prelims Questions

Which committee recommended a poverty line based on a per capita daily intake of 2400 kilocalories for rural areas and 2100 kilocalories for urban areas?

Consider the following statements regarding the Tendulkar Committee's recommendations on poverty estimation: 1. It moved away from the calorie-based poverty line. 2. It proposed separate consumption baskets for rural and urban areas. 3. It incorporated expenditure on health and education into the poverty line basket. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following international organizations sets the international poverty line based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)?

Regarding the Rangarajan Committee's recommendations (2014) for poverty estimation, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Article 47 of the Indian Constitution, a Directive Principle of State Policy, is most directly relevant to the concept of poverty line estimation because it mandates the State to: