About onesixth of India's population lives in conditions in which their incomes fall more than 25 percent below the level needed to obtain basic food, clothing, or shelter, a condition known as
a. under-nourishment.
b. underemployment.
c. ultrapoverty.
d. extreme debt.
e. fatal poverty.
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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