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On what basis are people below the poverty line in India classified?

  1. A
    Whether they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
  2. B
    Whether they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
  3. C
    Whether they belong to agricultural laborer families and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe social groups
  4. D
    Whether their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages

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In India, poverty lines have traditionally been determined based on consumer expenditure required to purchase a minimum recommended nutritional/calorie food basket along with essential non-food components.

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On what basis are people below the poverty line in India classified?
A
Whether they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
B
Whether they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
C
Whether they belong to agricultural laborer families and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe social groups
D
Whether their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages

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