Question : Assertion: A standard based on calories is insufficient to identify the impoverished. Reason: 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 : The following factors make the calorie-based norm inadequate to identify the poor: (i) This system does not distinguish between the really poor and other poor people. It lumps them all together into a single, derogatory category. As a result, it refers to the entire class of poverty rather than just the poor who are most in need. (ii) This mechanism substitutes ineffective measures of income, such as monthly per capita spending, for actual income. These things are not acceptable and suitable revenue substitutes for calculating calorie needs. Hence option a is the correct answer.
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.
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.
Question : Assertion (A): "Churning poor" and "occasionally poor" are included in the transient poor group. Reason (R): Both "always poor" and "usually poor" fall under the concept of chronic poverty.
Question : Assertion (A): A new business is likely to have lesser goodwill. Reason (R): Goodwill is an intangible asset.
Question : Assertion: Unemployment and poverty go hand in hand. Reason: Poverty is a result of unemployment
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