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Squared Poverty Gap

Squared Poverty Gap is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2013, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.

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2
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2 · 2013–2024
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दारिद्र्य तफावत गुणोत्तर हे शिर गणती गुणोत्तरापेक्षा निरपेक्ष दारिद्र्य मापनाचे जास्त चांगले मापक आहे कारण

1)कौटुंबिक उत्पन्नाचा तपशील उपलब्ध नसतो. / Household income data is not available.
2)किमान स्वास्थ्याच्या प्रमाणाची व्याख्या करणे कठीण आहे. / It is difficult to define minimum health standards.
3)ते निरपेक्ष दारिद्र्य दूर करण्यासाठी किती उत्पन्न तूट भरून काढावी लागेल हे दाखविते. / It indicates total income shortfall that needs to be corrected to remove absolute poverty.✓ Correct
4)वरीलपैकी कुठलेही नाही / None of the above

Poverty Gap Ratio measures the depth of poverty by considering not just the number of poor people, but also how far below the poverty line their incomes fall.

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.

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