Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Poverty line differs across time and countries.
Reason (R): The basic needs of people vary across regions and overtime.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
b) (A) is false, but (R) is true
c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Correct Answer: d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A. Poverty lines are built around a basic-needs consumption basket priced at local costs. What counts as basic and the minimum acceptable standard for food, housing, clothing, energy, transport, and social inclusion varies across regions and evolves over time; therefore countries adopt different baskets and periodically revise them, so the poverty line differs across countries and over time.
