Which of the following statements BEST describes how a person's caste influences poverty?
Recent studies of poverty show that the lower castes of India form the poorest 10% in the country. Every second person from the Scheduled Tribes and every third person from the Scheduled Castes are poor.
- Every second ST, every third Dalit & Muslim in India poor, and not just financially: UN report, The Print, 2019
The above lines show that caste is an important determinant of poverty.
Which of the following statements BEST describes how a person's caste influences poverty?
A. Lower castes face systemic poverty, leading to a lack of access to public resources like employment, health and education.
B. Lower castes have very high consumption and expenditure rates owing to their poor living conditions.
C. The Indian government has continuously ignored the lack of welfare schemes for lower castes.
D. The population of lower castes is much higher than other castes.
1 Answers
A. Lower castes face systemic poverty, leading to a lack of access to public resources like employment, health and education.