Consider the following statements.
1. An expert group under the chairmanship of Professor Suresh D Tendulkar to estimate the poverty in India was constituted by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO).
2. More than 50% of the rural masses are living below the poverty line according to the Tendulkar Committee.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?


A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer:
D) Neither 1 nor 2


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