Poverty and Unemployment question bank (Indian Economy)

Consider the following committees related to poverty estimation in India: 1. Alagh Committee (1979), 2. Lakdawala Committee (1993), 3. Tendulkar Committee (2009), 4. Rangarajan Committee (2014). Which of the following committees explicitly decoupled poverty calorie norms from consumption baskets and introduced uniform recall period (URP) for food and mixed recall period (MRP) for non-food items?

Topic: Poverty Estimation | Source: AI Generated (MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims) | Status: pending review

Which of the following statements regarding the Tendulkar and Rangarajan poverty estimation methodologies is/are correct? 1. Rangarajan committee recommended higher monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) threshold than Tendulkar committee for urban areas. 2. Tendulkar committee used Uniform Recall Period while Rangarajan committee used Modified Mixed Recall Period. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Topic: Poverty Estimation | Source: AI Generated (MPSC Rajyaseva Prelims) | Status: pending review