Question : The United Nations Development Programme has identified the following two types of poverty?
Option 1: Human poverty and income
Option 2: Earnings and relative poverty
Option 3: Absolute poverty in rural areas
Option 4: Rural poverty and relative poverty
Correct Answer: Human poverty and income
Solution :
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified two types of poverty, which are discussed further below:
(i) Income poverty, which results from a lack of material well-being necessities, and
(ii) Human poverty, which is the denial of the opportunity to live a decent life.
Hence a is the correct answer.