Global extreme poverty fell from 36 per cent in 1990 to what share in 2015?
A10 per cent
B20 per cent
C5 per cent
D25 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 10 per cent
1. China's poverty fell to 0.7 per cent.
2. Globally it reached 10 per cent.
3. Sub-Saharan Africa still had 41 per cent.
_Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 3, Poverty as a Challenge._
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