Which of the Following Is NOT True

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true?

• A) According to the government's definition of poverty, about 25 percent of Indians live in poverty but according to World Bank measures, about 76 percent live below the poverty line.
• B) Although the proportion of Indians living in poverty has decreased since independence, the absolute number of poor has increased due to the country's rapid population growth.
• C) Although India has the largest number of poor people in the world, the country also has a sizeable middle class.
• D) The majority of the country's poor live in urban slums.
• E) Over the past two decades, income inequality has become more skewed regionally.

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