MPSC PYQ

MPSC Combined 2023 GS Paper 1 — Question 51

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जेव्हा एखाद्या कुटुंबाचा वंचितता गुणांक _____ टक्के किंवा त्यापेक्षा अधिक असतो, त्यावेळी ते कुटुंब अनेक अंगांनी (बहुमित) दरिद्री मानले जाते. If deprivation score of a household is _____ percent or greater, then that household is called multidimensionally poor.

a)(1) 20.33
b)(2) 50.33
c)(3) 40.33
d)(4) 33.3✓ Correct

According to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) methodology by UNDP and OPHI, a household is identified as multidimensionally poor if its deprivation score is equal to or greater than 33.3% (one-third).