Although there has been a substantial reduction in global poverty it is marked with great regional d...........

Although there has been a substantial reduction in global poverty, it is marked with great regional differences. Consider the following statements related to this.

1. In Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty in fact rose from 41 per cent in 1981 to 46 per cent in 2001.

2. Number of poors in South Asia has come down from 606 million in 1981 to 212 million in 2001.

3. Poverty has also resurfaced in some of the former socialist countries like Russia after their opening up.

Select the correct statements using codes given below.

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

All of the above

Explanation:

Number of poors in China has come down from 606 million in 1981 to 212 million in 2001. In the countries of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan) the decline has not been as rapid. Despite decline in the percentage of the poor, the number of poor has declined marginally from 475 million in 1981 to 428 million in 2001.