When the poor lost their jobs and homes in rural areas, they went to newly industrialized areas where they often lived in slums.
a. true
b. false

It is a true statement that when the poor lost their jobs and homes in rural area, they went to newly industrialized areas where they often lived in slums. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "a". The poor had to make do with any kind of work in the newly industrialized areas to make their living.