The 'poverty line' in India was historically based on a minimum calorie requirement of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The 'poverty line' in India was historically based on a minimum calorie requirement of:
A. 1800 kcal per person per day
B. 1200 kcal per person per day
C. 3000 kcal per person per day
D. 2400 kcal rural and 2100 kcal urban per person per day
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The poverty line used calorie norms of 2400 kcal rural and 2100 kcal urban.

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Question #1
The concept of 'Pre-distribution' in policy debates refers to:
A. Only redistribution through taxes and transfers
B. Only monetary policy
C. Policies that shape the distribution of market incomes before taxes and transfers, such as education, minimum wages and competition policy
D. Only post-tax outcomes

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Pre-distribution emphasises interventions that affect the underlying distribution of market incomes—through skills, bargaining power, market structure and institutions—rather than relying solely on subsequent fiscal redistribution.

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Question #2
Economic cost includes:
A. both explicit and implicit costs
B. only explicit costs
C. only implicit costs
D. only accounting costs

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Economic cost includes both explicit costs and implicit opportunity costs.

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Question #3
Which of the following is a desirable characteristic of money?
A. Difficulty in storage
B. Perishability
C. Durability, portability, divisibility and limited supply
D. Unlimited supply

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Good money should be durable, portable, divisible, uniform, recognisable and relatively scarce so that it can effectively perform its functions.

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