Q. Consider the following Committees relating to poverty and arrange their formation in correct chronological order.
1. Lakdawala Committee
2. Rangarajan Committee
3. Tendulkar Committee
4. Dandekar and Rath Committee
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
a) 4, 1, 2, 3
b) 1, 4, 3, 2
c) 1, 4, 2, 3
d) 4, 1, 3, 2
Correct Answer: d) 4, 1, 3, 2
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Chronological order by formation: (4) Dandekar and Rath (early 1970s; seminal study on poverty line), (1) Lakdawala Committee/Expert Group (set up late 1980s; report 1993), (3) Tendulkar Committee (set up 2005; report 2009), (2) Rangarajan Committee (set up 2012; report 2014). Hence: 4, 1, 3, 2.
