State PCS PYQPrelims 2018

UPPCS · Question 37

Which of the following is measured by the Lorenz curve?

  1. Illiteracy
  2. Unemployment
  3. Population growth rate
  4. Inequality of Income
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Answer: (D) Inequality of Income

Explanation

The Lorenz curve plots the cumulative share of income against the cumulative share of population and measures income inequality (the basis of the Gini coefficient).