Relative Poverty
Relative Poverty is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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“किमान जीवनावश्यक गरजांची पूर्तता करण्यासाठी आवश्यक किमान उत्पन्नाचा अभाव” याचा संबंध दारिद्र्याच्या पुढीलपैकी कोणत्या प्रकाराशी येतो ? "Absence of minimum income to get the minimum needs of life" is concerned with which of the following types of poverty ?
The absence of minimum income required to fulfill basic necessities of life defines absolute poverty.
सापेक्ष दारिद्र्य पुढील घटकावर अवलंबून असते. Relative poverty depends on following factors :
(a)मानवी शरीराला दररोज उष्मांकाची गरज आहे. / The human body needs calories every day.
(b)मूलभूत गरजा भागवण्यासाठी उत्पन्नाची गरज आहे. / Income is necessary to meet basic needs.
(c)दोन उत्पन्न गटाची तुलना करून अल्प उत्पन्न गट दारिद्र्यात येतो. / Comparing two income groups, the lower income group comes in poverty.
(d)आवश्यक गरजा भागवता न येण्यासारखी परिस्थिती म्हणजे दारिद्र्य होय. / Poverty is the condition of not being able to meet the basic needs.
Relative poverty is measured by comparing different income groups within a population to see inequality, whereas absolute poverty is related to minimum basic needs and calorie intake.