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India has a more evenly distributed income than China but a greater proportion of its population living on less than $1 a day. What can be concluded from this statement?

AChina has a smaller proportion of very rich people.
BIndia has a greater proportion of poor people.
CMost of the population of India live on $1 a day.
DThe average income in China is higher than that in India.

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B: India has a greater proportion of poor people.

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Economic development, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 35.

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