Poverty Gap is :


A) the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those
living below that line


B) gap between the rich and the poor

C) gap between developed nations and developing nations

D) gap in infrastructural facilities between developed and developing nations

Correct Answer:
A) the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those
living below that line


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