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Headcount Ratio

Headcount Ratio is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2017, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.

Real questions
2
Years tested
2 · 2017–2024
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20242017

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Poverty Gap RatioAbsolute povertyPoverty MeasurementTotal Poverty GapDevelopment EconomicsPoverty Gap IndexPoverty measurement metrics

Real questions that test this

पॉवर्टी गॅप इंडेक्स (Poverty Gap Index) हा निर्देशांक खालीलपैकी कोणत्या कारणासाठी काढला जातो, असे गौरव दत्त व मार्टिन रँव्हलीन यांनी सांगितले ? Gaurav Dutt and Martin Ravalin said that Poverty Gap Index is calculated for which of the following reasons ?

1)दारिद्र्य दूर करण्याकरिता किती कॅलरीजची तूट भरून काढावी लागेल ? / How much calories deficit needs to be made up to eliminate poverty ?
2)दारिद्र्य दूर करण्याकरिता किती उत्पन्नातून तूट भरून काढावी लागेल ? / How much income would be needed to cover the deficit to eliminate poverty ?✓ Correct
3)दारिद्र्य दूर करण्याकरिता किती दरडोई उत्पन्नात किती वाढ करावी लागेल ? / How much increase in per capita income will be required to eliminate poverty ?
4)यापैकी काहीही नाही / None of these

Gaurav Dutt and Martin Ravallion explained that the Poverty Gap Index measures the depth of poverty by indicating how much income per capita would be needed to bring all poor individuals up to the poverty line.

कुटुंब बहुआयामी दरिद्री होण्याची शक्यता अशावेळी जास्त असते जेव्हा वंचितता निर्देशांक

(a)20% पेक्षा जास्त पण 33.3% पेक्षा कमी असते

(b)33.3% पेक्षा जास्त पण 50% पेक्षा कमी असते

(c)25% पेक्षा जास्त पण 50% पेक्षा कमी असते

1)फक्त क
2)फक्त ब
3)फक्त अ✓ Correct
4)वरीलपैकी एकही नाही

According to multi-dimensional poverty indices, households facing deprivation scores between 20% and 33.3% are considered vulnerable to multidimensional poverty.

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