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UPSC 1999: Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether
(a)they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b)they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
(c)they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
(d)their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
Official poverty-line identification in India is based on whether a person can afford the minimum consumption expenditure required to obtain a prescribed food basket that yields the stipulated calorie norm (along with bare-minimum non-food needs); it is not linked directly to minimum wages, days of employment, or caste category. ([gkseries.com](https://www.gkseries.com/general-knowledge/indian-economy/poverty-unemployment-and-human-development/discussion-21?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1999, GS Paper 1, as Question 10. It falls under Indian Economy > Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes.
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