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Question : Assertion (A): A calorie-based standard is not a good way to determine who is impoverished.
Reason: This approach does not distinguish between the extremely poor and other poor people.

Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 3: Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False

Option 4: Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)


Solution : This method uses spending on food and a few other things as a stand-in for money.
For the following reasons, a calorie-based standard is not a suitable tool for identifying the poor:
(i) This method lumps all forms of poverty together and makes no distinction between the poor and the extremely poor.
(ii) In this technique, the sole factor used to determine poverty is caloric consumption. It neglects to take into account things like healthcare, the availability of clean drinking water, decent sanitation, fundamental education, etc.
Hence option a is the correct answer.

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