Question : Assertion (A): Nutrient-based criteria are insufficient to identify the poor.
Reason (R): It does not distinguish between the extremely poor and the other poor; instead, it lumps all the poor together.
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
Correct Answer: Both assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Solution :
Three techniques are frequently used to identify poverty lines: the price of basic necessities, which is typically the best strategy (the estimated price of purchasing enough food for adequate nutrition plus the price of other necessities like clothing and housing); food energy consumption
It does not distinguish between the extremely poor and the other poor; instead, it lumps all of the poor together.
Hence option a is the correct answer.
