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The reason to determine poverty on the basis of consumption expenditure instead of income is that dependent people like childrens and senior citizens also consume even though they are not earning. One more reason is even though income is less people may consume more on the basis of their savings or borrowings. The Indian economy is dominated by an unorganized sector and it is difficult to collect income data, hence determination of poverty is done on the basis of consumption expenditure instead of income.
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A feast for the eyes
The Chairman is quite (A) / quiet (B) satisfied with the work carried out by the foundation.
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An entrance hall in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theatre
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The little girl asked her mother if she could visit her friend’s house.
Newspaper readers are commonly disinterested [A]/ uninterested [B] in reports about poor people and social welfare programmes.
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APPARENT