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As per estimates of NSSO, poverty ratio in India for the year 2004-05 on MRP based statistics and URP based statistics stands at

  1. 21·8% and 27·5% respectively

  2. 27·5% and 21·8% respectively

  3. 36·0% and 27·5% respectively

  4. 26·1% and 36% respectively
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Explanation

According to the NSSO 2004-05 data, the poverty ratio was calculated using different methods. The MRP (Mixed Recall Period) estimate was 21.8 percent, while the URP (Uniform Recall Period) estimate was 27.5 percent.

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