Question

In India the number of people below poverty line has ______.

Options

• fallen

• risen

• constant

• sometimes fallen sometimes risen

Answer 1

In India the number of people below poverty line has fallen.

Explanation:

In India, the number of people below the poverty line has generally fallen over the years. For instance, in 1973-74, about 321 million people were below the poverty line, which was approximately 54.9% of the population at that time. This number rose to a peak of around 407 million in 2004-05 but then declined to about 270 million by 2011-12, representing about 21.9% of the population.