Which of the Following Statements Is True? According to the World

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true? According to the World Bank,

• A) in 2005 about 1.4 billion people, about a quarter of the population of developing countries was poor, defined as living on less than $1.25 a day, the international poverty line.
• B) between 1980 and 2005, the number of people living below the international poverty line, defined as living on less than $1.25 a day, has decreased significantly.
• C) poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa has been phenomenal over the last 25 years.
• D) the majority of the world's poor are in the Indian sub-continent and in China.

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