MCQ of Poverty | Current Challenges Indian Economy Facing | Class 12 |
MCQ of Poverty | Current Challenges Indian Economy Facing | Class 12 |
Q1. What is Poverty?
- inability to fulfill the requirements for luxurious life
- inability to fulfill the requirements for children wishes
- inability to fulfill the heavy demands of individuals
- inability to fulfill the minimum requirements of life
Answer : Inability to fulfill the minimum requirements of life
Q2. The minimum requirements of a human include :
- Food and shelter
- Gold jewelry
- Salon
- Kids toys
Answer: Food and shelter
Q3. Two variants of poverty are
- Relative poverty and Irrelative poverty
- Absolute poverty and inabsolute poverty
- Relative poverty and absolute poverty
- None of these
Answer : Relative poverty and absolute poverty
Q4. Relative poverty refers to :
- Poverty across different classes, regions Or countries
- Poverty in a north part of country
- Poverty in a particular slum area
- None of these
Answer : Poverty across different classes, regions Or countries
Q5. Chronic poor refers to the :
- community little above poverty line
- people who fulfill minimum needs but can’t fulfill luxurious wishes
- people who don’t have aadhar cards
- people who never move above the poverty line
Answer: People who never move above the poverty line
Q6. Head count ratio refers to the :
- measurement of poverty in terms of the number of persons above poverty line
- measurement of poverty in terms of the number of persons below poverty line
- measurement of poverty in terms of the number of poor children attended the school
- None of these
Answer: Measurement of poverty in terms of the number of persons below poverty line
Q7. ____ poor include landless agricultural workers, managerial holders and tenants at will.
- Rural
- Urban
- Chronic
- Both a and b
Answer : Rural
Q8. ____ poor include migrants from the rural areas in search of employment
- Rural
- Urban
- Chronic
- Both a and b
Answer: Urban
Q9. What is the single most important reason of poverty in India?
- Rising illiteracy rate
- Rising population
- Rising infant mortality rate
- Rising unemployment rate
Answer: Rising population
Q10. Poverty with reference to underdevelopment of the Indian economy includes factors like ____
- Low level of national product
- Unequal distribution of income
- Lack of infrastructure
- Both a and c
Answer: Both a and c
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Q11 . ____ provides assistance to elderly people.
- VAMBAY
- NSAP
- PMGY
- PMRY
Answer : NSAP
Q12. NFWP was launched in ____
- November 2004
- December 2003
- November 2002
- December 2005
Answer : November 2004
Q13. Which state had the highest poverty rate in India?
- Odisha
- Bihar
- Madhya Pradesh
- Haryana
Answer : Odisha
Q14. _____is an action adopted under the provision of minimum basic amenities to the people?
- Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
- Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna
- Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna
- National Rural Livelihood Mission
Answer: Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna
Q15. In 2011-12, poverty line was defined worth ________ as consumption per person a month for rural areas and _______ for urban areas.
- ₹816 and ₹1,000
- ₹1,012 and ₹1,210
- ₹550 and ₹860
- ₹860 and ₹673
Answer: ₹816 and ₹1,000
Q16. _____regularly moves in and out of poverty.
- Chronically poor
- Churning poor
- Occasionally poor
- Transient poor
Answer : Churning poor
Q17. In which year was the task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand formed?
- 1969
- 1979
- 1989
- 1999
Answer : 1979
Q18. Which of the following is the poverty determination measure?
- Head Count Ratio
- Sen Index
- Poverty Gap Index
- All of these
Answer : All of these
Q19. What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011-12?
- 1%
- 3%
- 22%
- 32%
Answer: 22%
Q20. More than _______ of the world’s poor live in India.
- two – third
- one-third
- one-fourth
- one-fifth
Answer : One-fifth
Q21. ____ initiates Rural Employment Generation Programme ( REGP)
- NSIC
- KVIC
- PMRY
- DCE
Answer: KVIC
Q22. Poverty line cut – off can be determined in terms of _____ or in terms of calories intake.
- Monthly per capital expenditure
- Monthly consumption
- Monthly physical activity
- None of these
Answer: Monthly per capital expenditure
Q23. Rural poors include
- Landless agricultural labourers
- Land owing agricultural labourers
- Land owing urban employees
- None of these
Answer: Landless agricultural labourers
Q24. From 1972-73 , both rural and urban poverty has shown a significant ____
- Growth
- Decline
- Increase
- None of these
Answer: Decline
Q25. In comparison to ____ , ____ has more population below poverty line
- Haryana, Punjab
- Punjab, Haryana
- Punjab, Sri Lanka
- None of these
Answer : Punjab, Haryana
Q26. _____ sets up the Poverty line norms for monetary value of minimum calories intake.
- Nehru committee
- Tendulkar committee
- Both a and b
- None of these
Answer : Tendulkar committee
Q27. In India, the concept of poverty was first discussed by ____
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Indira Gandhi
- Dadabhai Naoroji
- Amartya Sen
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
Q28. ____ people having income below the poverty line.
- Poor
- Rich
- Nourished
- None of these
Answer : Poor
Q29. MPCE stands for :
- Monthly Per Capital Expenditure
- Minimum Per Capital Expenditure
- Maximum Per Capital Expenditure
- None of these
Answer: Monthly Per Capital Expenditure
Q30. Which organization collects data on poverty in India?
- SGRY
- SJSRY
- NSSO
- MGNREGA
Answer: NSSO
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