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The total number of people living below a specified minimum level of real income, an international poverty line, is called ?

Correct answer: C. Absolute poor

  • A. Relative poor
  • B. Real poverty
  • C. Absolute poor
  • D. None

Explanation

People whose income falls below a fixed poverty line are classified as the absolute poor, because the standard is an objective minimum level of real income. Relative poverty compares a person's income with the prevailing income distribution of the society.

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