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Question
Assertion (A): Relative poverty is found in all the countries of the world.
Reasoning (R): Differences in the levels of income are the only criteria for judging relative poverty.
Options
(A) is true, but (R) is False.
(A) is false, but (R) is True.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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Solution
(A) is true, but (R) is False.
Explanation:
- Assertion (A) is true because relative poverty exists in every country people are compared with others in the same society, so some will always be poorer than others.
- Reason (R) is false because relative poverty is not judged only by income differences. It can also involve living standards, access to education, health care, housing, nutrition, etc.
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