[Solved] Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether: [IAS 1999]

Q.	Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether: [IAS 1999]
A.	they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
B.	they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
C.	they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
D.	their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Answer» A. they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket

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