In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.
Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.
There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below 1.90 a
day. That's ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach.