Quiz – 30 October 2026 (Part 4: Q 121–125)

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Quiz – 30 October 2026 (Part 4: Q 121–125) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
As per the World Bank's Oct 2026 brief, India's extreme poverty rate in 2023 was:

Correct Answer: B [2.6%]

Explanation:

It was 27.1% in 2011; 16.1% is the rate at the $4.20 line.

2.  
The World Bank's current international extreme-poverty line is:

Correct Answer: C [$3.00 a day (2021 PPP)]

Explanation:

Since June 2025; $4.20 is the lower-middle-income line.

3.  
About how many people moved out of poverty in India in 2011–2023, per the World Bank brief?

Correct Answer: C [496 million]

Explanation:

248.2 million is NITI Aayog's MPI figure; 134 million is the rise in employment.

4.  
Which committee's method put India's poverty at 21.9% in 2011-12?

Correct Answer: B [Tendulkar Committee]

Explanation:

The Rangarajan Committee (2014) estimated 29.5%; it was not adopted.

5.  
Per the World Bank brief, about 57% of India's poor live in:

Correct Answer: B [The Uttar Pradesh–West Bengal belt]

Explanation:

The brief describes it as a continuous belt.

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