Question

What was the estimated poverty percentage for the total population of Kerala in 1983 according to Gourav Datt and Martin Ravallion?

1. 37.76 percent
2. 39.07 percent
3. 38.82 percent
4. 40.50 percent

• A. 2, 4
• B. None of these
• C. 3 only
• D. 2 only

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 3 only

• Gourav Datt and Martin Ravallion, in their 1983 study, estimated that 37.76% of the urban population and 39.07% of the rural population in Kerala were below the poverty line.

• By averaging these figures, they concluded that approximately 38.82% of Kerala's total population was living below the poverty line in 1983.

• This aggregated figure provides an overall picture of poverty in the state for that year.