Question
Which of the following committees determined the poverty
line based on a minimum daily requirement of 2400 and 2100 calories for an adult in Rural and Urban areas respectively.Solution
Starvation criteria for Poverty: This approach was first of all adopted by the YK Alagh Committee's recommendation in 1979 whereby, the people consuming less than 2100 calories in the urban areas or less than 2400 calories in the rural areas are poor.
Which term describes the sphere of Earth encompassing all life and their ecological interactions?
To achieve a geosynchronous Earth orbit, a spacecraft should initially be launched into an elliptical orbit with what approximate apoapsis altitude?
Identify the item that is not an astronomical object:
The "Grand Canyon," one of the largest gorges in the world, is formed by which river?
The McMahon Line serves as a de facto boundary between which two countries?
Popocatepetl volcano, which was in news recently, is located in which country?
Which of the following divides India into northern and Southern parts?
Tuju pass joins?
In which part of India is Joha rice, known for its aromatic quality, primarily grown?
A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world. It is called a ‘________________’ in Japan and Philippines.
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