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The Sen index is a tool for the measurement of:

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SSC CGL 2019 (Tier 2) GS Finance & Economics Previous Year Paper (17-Nov-2020)
The correct answer is

poverty

The Sen index is a poverty measurement tool that helps assess the extent and depth of poverty in a given population. It takes into account not only the proportion of people below the poverty line but also how far below the line they are. Therefore, option 4, "poverty," is the correct answer.

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