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Question

Poverty level in India is established on the basis of:

  1. per capita income in different States
  2. house-hold average income
  3. house-hold consumer expenditure
  4. slum population in the country

Answer:

Option C: house-hold consumer expenditure

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “house-hold consumer expenditure”.

India's poverty level is based on household consumer expenditure.