UPPCS Prelims 2025 · GS Paper I: Which among the following is/are NOT a social indicator of poverty?1. Illiteracy2. Safe drinking…
Which among the following is/are NOT a social indicator of poverty?
- 1. Illiteracy
- 2. Safe drinking water
- 3. Job opportunities
- 4. Size of the house
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Answer (c) & explanation
Option (c), only 4, is correct per the key. Social indicators of poverty measure deprivation in human development: illiteracy (1), lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation (2), and lack of job opportunities or unemployment (3). Others include poor healthcare, child malnutrition and lack of social security. These come from the NCERT Class IX textbook's view of poverty as more than income. Size of the house (4) is not listed as a social indicator in that framework, though housing quality appears in multidimensional indices. Concept: the economic indicator is income or consumption below the poverty line. NITI Aayog's MPI uses 12 indicators, including housing, cooking fuel and assets. Note: housing does appear in modern measures, so the key rests on the textbook framing.
Illiteracy, water and jobs are social indicators; house size is not.
Question and answer as printed in UPPSC's official question booklet with answers (provisional key, published for objections). We will update if the final key differs. Source: uppsc.up.nic.in
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Answer as per the official UPSC answer key.
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Answer as per the official UPSC answer key.
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Answer (d) & explanation
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a "not correct" question. Look for the statement that puts the RBI's liability on someone else.
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- 3. Tokenization of real world assets will allow the access to high growth investment opportunities for individuals in India.
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Answer (a) & explanation
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Answer as per the official UPSC answer key.