Multiple Choice Questions
Poverty as a Challenge
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Total 59 questions available
Q. 1
Which of the following is a social indicator of poverty laid by social scientists?
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Illiteracy levelB
Increase in populationC
Health club membershipD
CasteClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates?
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Huge income inequalitiesB
Unequal distribution of landC
Lack of effective implementation of land reformsD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
For the year 2000, the poverty line for a person in urban areas in India was fixed at:
A
Rs. 545 per monthB
Rs. 454 per monthC
Rs. 1640 per monthD
Rs. 328 per monthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
Poverty as defined by the World Bank implies living below:
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$1.90 a dayB
$100 per monthC
$10 per dayD
none of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
In the year 2011 - 12, the poverty line for a person was fixed as _________.
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Rs 816 for rural areasB
Rs 314 for rural areasC
Rs 514 for rural areasD
Rs 106 for rural areasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
The poverty line in India for 2011-12 was fixed at Rs ______ per month for rural areas.
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900B
700C
816D
600Click an option to check your answer
Q. 7
The current anti-poverty program consists of two planks, they are:
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Socio-economic reasons and public distribution systemB
Promotion of Social growthC
Promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty programD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of
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calories per dayB
wheat consumptionC
rice consumptionD
none of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
Which state in India has the lowest poverty rate?
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Uttar PradeshB
OdishaC
KeralaD
MaharashtraClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What is the accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?
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2400B
2800C
2100D
2500Click an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Poverty as defined by World Bank implies living below:
A
$10 per dayB
$100 per monthC
$1.90 per dayD
$100 per dayClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
For making comparisons between developing countries, which uniform standard (per person per day) for the poverty line is used?
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$2B
$1.90C
$5D
$3Click an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Define the statement which suggests that calorie requirements in rural areas are higher than in urban areas.
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Because people living in rural areas engage themselves in more physical work.B
Because people living in rural areas are engaged in agriculture.C
Because people in rural areas are poor.D
Because people in rural areas are adversely affected by natural calamities.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 14
Every _________ person in India is poor.
A
fourthB
sixthC
fifthD
thirdClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What is the number of persons living below the poverty line in 2001-02?
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20.52 croreB
24.52 croreC
22.67 croreD
26.02 croreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
Which region has a high percentage of people living below the poverty line?
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RuralB
UrbanC
HillyD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Which state has the largest percentage of poor in India?
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PunjabB
KeralaC
BiharD
Tamil NaduClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
Which one is not the major cause of income inequality in India?
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Gap between the rich and the poorB
Increase in populationC
Unequal distribution of landD
Lack of fertile landClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
Social exclusion is a common indicator of poverty.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
As per Planning Commission, minimum daily intake of calories for determining the poverty line for rural areas is?
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2100B
2400C
1500D
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
For the year 2011-12, the poverty line for a person in rural areas in India was fixed at:
A
Rs. 1640 per monthB
Rs. 454 per monthC
Rs. 328 per monthD
Rs. 816 per monthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in:
A
2003B
2000C
2005D
1999Click an option to check your answer
Q. 23
In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 1981 to 2001?
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ChinaB
RussiaC
IndiaD
Sub-Saharan AfricaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Who are the poorest of the poor?
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WomenB
Old peopleC
ChildrenD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
Under which of the following schemes is 100 days of wage employment given to households?
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PMGYB
MNREGAC
REGPD
PMRYClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
The poverty line in rural areas is (for the year-2000):
A
Rs. 454B
Rs. 624C
Rs. 328D
Rs. 545Click an option to check your answer
Q. 27
In which state has high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?
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GujaratB
PunjabC
West BengalD
Jammu & KashmirClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
A number of poor people in China have come down from 88.3 per cent in 1981 to 1.9 per cent in 2013.
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TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth?
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Prime Minister Rojgar YojnaB
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar YojnaC
Rural Employment Generation ProgrammeD
National Rural Employment Guaranty ActClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
How many people in India live below the poverty line?
A
27 croresB
30 croresC
24 croresD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
The country which has the largest single concentration of poor people in the world is:
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PakistanB
NepalC
IndiaD
ChinaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
Vulnerability to poverty is determined by the options for finding an alternative living in terms of?
A
AssetsB
EducationC
HealthD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
The accepted average calorie requirement per person in urban areas in India is:
A
2100 caloriesB
2300 caloriesC
2000 caloriesD
2200 caloriesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What is the poverty line for rural areas in India at present?
A
Rs. 816 per monthB
Rs. 400 per monthC
Rs. 350 per monthD
Rs. 328 per monthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Which industry suffered the most during the colonial period?
A
CottonB
TextileC
FoodD
Both Cotton and TextileClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
In rural areas, which of the following are not poor?
A
Backward classesB
Medium farmersC
Rural artisansD
Landless agricultural workersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Social exclusion denies certain individuals the
A
FacilitiesB
BenefitsC
OpportunitiesD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
In some cases, women, elderly people and female infants are denied equal access to resources available to the family.
A
FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line?
A
NSSOB
CSOC
Planning CommissionD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
Social exclusion denies certain individuals:
A
facilitiesB
benefitsC
opportunitiesD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?
A
Schedule castesB
Schedule tribesC
Casual labourersD
All of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
What is the poverty line?
A
The minimum level of income required to meet basic needsB
The line that separates the rich and the poorC
The line that represents the average income of a countryD
The maximum level of income beyond which one is considered wealthyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
In which state is the public distribution system responsible for the reduction in poverty?
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Andhra PradeshB
Tamil NaduC
Both Andhra Pradesh and Tamil NaduD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
How many people were poor in India between 2011-12?
A
31 croreB
25 croreC
27 croreD
29 croreClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
The calorie requirement is higher in rural areas because:
A
They are unemployedB
They do not enjoy as much as people in urban areasC
People are engaged in more physical labourD
Food items are expensiveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
Which one of the social groups is vulnerable to poverty?
A
All of theseB
Urban casual labourC
Rural agricultural householdsD
Scheduled casteClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Which organisation carries out a survey for determining the poverty line?
A
NSSOB
PMRYC
PMGYD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
Which of the following is not an anti-poverty programme?
A
NREGAB
NSSOC
AAYD
PMGYClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
Vulnerability to poverty is determined by the options for finding an alternative living in terms of:
A
assetsB
educationC
healthD
all of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
What is the accepted average calorie requirement in rural areas in India?
A
2600 calB
3000 calC
2400 calD
2000 calClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
What is the accepted average calorie requirement in urban areas in India?
A
2400 calB
2100 calC
1500 calD
2700 calClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
Which two states of India continue to be the poorest?
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Orissa, BiharB
Uttar Pradesh, JharkhandC
Madhya Pradesh, MaharashtraD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
A
West BengalB
KeralaC
PunjabD
Tamil NaduClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
Which one is a social group from amongst the following groups vulnerable to poverty?
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The female daily wagersB
Urban casual labour householdsC
Rural agricultural labour householdsD
Scheduled caste and scheduled tribe householdsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 55
Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?
A
Scheduled castesB
Scheduled tribesC
Casual labourersD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
Which state has focused more on human resource development?
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KeralaB
MaharashtraC
GujaratD
Madhya PradeshClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
Which social indicator is not typically studied for poverty?
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Lack of access to safe waterB
Lack of access to health careC
Literacy levelD
Lack of access to see moviesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
Every ____ person in India is poor.
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ThirdB
FifthC
FourthD
TenthClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
What is the main cause of poverty in India?
A
High income inequalitiesB
Less job opportunitiesC
High growth in populationD
All the aboveClick an option to check your answer
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