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State PCS PYQPrelims 2020

UPPCS · Question 3

Which of the following Committees recommended a poverty line based on nutritional requirements exclusively?

  1. Alagh Committee
  2. Lakdawala Committee
  3. Tendulkar Committee
  4. Rangarajan Committee
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Answer: (A) Alagh Committee

Explanation

The Y.K. Alagh Task Force (1979) defined the poverty line purely by calorie norms: 2,400 kcal (rural) and 2,100 kcal (urban) per person per day.