Which of the following is a cause of poverty?

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Income inequality

Population pressure

British exploitation of the handicraft industry

Increase in foreign trade

answer is B.

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Population pressure is a cause of poverty. Poverty can be defined as the state or condition wherein a person lacks financial resources and is deprived of his or her basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing. Poverty can be measured using the poverty line. Various factors have led to an increase in poverty levels in India. An increase in population pressure has led to an increase in demand for food, an increase in the depletion of resources, an increase in unemployment, and the number of people below the poverty line has also increased. The other factors which have led to an increase in poverty are income inequalities.

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