UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The MPI is based on the idea that poverty is multidimensional, capturing deprivations in health, education and living standards rather than relying only on income-based measures.

Option A:
Incorrect, because income alone cannot capture deprivations in nutrition, schooling or basic amenities that the MPI explicitly includes.

Option B:
Correct, since it states that poverty must be assessed across several key dimensions of human life, which is exactly how the MPI is constructed.

Option C:
Incorrect, as unemployment refers only to labour market status and misses many poor people who work but remain deprived.

Option D:
Incorrect, because focusing only on land ownership ignores urban poverty and other non-land-based forms of deprivation.