Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as an outcome many come out of it while others may be falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a proportion commonly identified as the head count ratio, but these ratios hide the fundamental dynanism that characterises poverty in practice. The most recent poverty re estimates by an expert group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted on 13,000 households which represented the entire country isn 1993- 94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-years period 18.2% rural popluation moved out of poverty where another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of about four perecntange points was seen to have a considerable variation across states and regions.
Which of the following is an assumption which is implicit in the facts stated in the above paragraph ?
1) It may not be possible to have an accurate poverty measurement in India.
2) Level of poverty in India is static over the years.
3) Researchers avoid making conclusions on poverty measurement data in India.
4) Government of India has a mechanism to measure level of poverty effectively and accurately.

Options

A. It may not be possible to have an accurate poverty measurement in India.
B. Level of poverty in India is static over the years.
C. Researchers avoid making conclusions on poverty measurement data in India.
D. Government of India has a mechanism to measure level of poverty effectively and accurately.

Answer

A

Explanation

As per passage, the net increase of about percentage points was seen to have a considerable variation across states and regions so it is obvious that it may not be possible to have an accurate poverty measurement in India