This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Economics > Poverty As A Challenge > Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the parent of Ram Saran live? A) Near Ramgarh. B) Near Hazaribagh. C) In Jharkhand. D) Ranchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near Ramgarh. 2. What is the main cause of poverty in India? A) High income inequalities. B) Less job opportunities. C) High growth in population. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 3. The accepted average calorie requirement per person in rural areas is A) 2100 calories. B) 2000 calories. C) 2200 calories. D) 2400 calories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2400 calories. 4. The current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based on ..... A) A. Promotion of Economic Growth. B) B. Anti Poverty Programme. C) Both A and B. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 5. In fact every ..... person in India is poor. A) Six. B) Four. C) Three. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 6. Which organisation in India estimates poverty line periodically after every 5 years? A) National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO). B) National System Survey Organisation(NSSO). C) National Systematic Survey Organisation (NSSO). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO). 7. Who advocates that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering? A) Jawahar Lal Nehru. B) Subhash Chandra Bose. C) Indira Gandhi. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi. 8. In some villages women are not allowed to vote and and go out of their homes for education and employment. A) Social exclusion. B) Vulnerability. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social exclusion. 9. In ..... land reform measures have helped to control poverty. A) West bengal. B) Kerela. C) Karnataka. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West bengal. 10. Which program was launched with the aim to create self-employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns. A) An end-rice project. B) Rural Employment Generation Programme. C) Prime minister employment scheme. D) Principal Minister Gramodaya Yojana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rural Employment Generation Programme. 11. ..... has focused more on human resource development to reduce poverty. A) West bengal. B) Kerela. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kerela. 12. Poverty in South Asian countries has declined from ..... in 2005 to ..... in 2013 A) 34%, 16.2%. B) 16.4%, 32%. C) 16.2%, 34%. D) 34%, 16.4%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 34%, 16.2%. 13. Which country has successfully reduced poverty from 88.3 per cent in 1981 to 0.7 per cent in 2015? A) USA. B) China. C) Pakistan. D) Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 14. In which State have the land Reform Measures helped to reduce Poverty? A) Kerla. B) Punjab. C) West Bengal. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) West Bengal. 15. How many members are there in Ram Saran's family? A) 4. B) 7. C) 6. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 16. Which of the following are NOT one of the causes of Poverty In India A) Income Inequality. B) British Rule in India. C) Socio-Cultural factors. D) Green Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Revolution. 17. Which of the following are the examples of primary sector? A) Transporting. B) Mining. C) Forestry. D) Animal Husbandary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transporting. 18. According to 2011-12 data by NSSO, how much proportion of people are below poverty line in INDIA? A) 21%. B) 25%. C) 32%. D) 22%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22%. 19. What are accepted average calories required in India in urban areas? A) 2200. B) 2400. C) 2100. D) 2300. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2100. 20. The country has largest single concentration of the poor people in the world is A) Nepal. B) Pakistan. C) China. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 21. In which state there has been a decline in poverty due to focus on education and health? A) Bihar. B) Odisha. C) Chhatishgadh. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kerala. 22. NFWP is stand for: A) National Federation for Work and Progress. B) National Forest for Wildlife Protection. C) National Food and Wheat Processing. D) National Food for Work Programme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Food for Work Programme. 23. The low level of economic development under the British colonial administration is a historical reason for ..... A) Rich in India. B) British in india. C) Poverty in India. D) Human suffering in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poverty in India. 24. Which of the following organisation carried out national sample surveys in India? A) A. B) Nsso nsso. C) NGO. D) WHO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nsso nsso. 25. Which of the following comes under secondary sector: A) Manufacturing. B) Agriculture. C) Tourism. D) Banking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manufacturing. 26. Which group had the highest poverty in 2011 in India? A) Schedule castes. B) Regular agricultural labour. C) Scheduled Tribes. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scheduled Tribes. 27. What is the average calorie requirement per person per day in rural India? A) 3000. B) 2100. C) 2500. D) 2400. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2400. 28. Number of poors in China in 2015 A) 88.3%. B) 0.5%. C) 14.7%. D) 0.7%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0.7%. 29. According to world Bank, Poverty is measured by? A) People living below Rs.100 per day. B) People living below $ 1per day. C) People living below below Rs.500 per moth. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People living below $ 1per day. 30. The above people depend on man and thus are considered poorest of the poor. A) A rich landlord. B) A businessman. C) A landless labourer. D) A teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A landless labourer. 31. Define the statement which suggests that calories requirements in rural areas are considered to be higher than urban areas. A) Because people living in rural areas arc engaged in agriculture. B) Because people in rural areas are poor. C) Because people living in rural areas engage themselves in more physical work. D) Because people in rural areas are adversely affected by natural calamities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because people living in rural areas engage themselves in more physical work. 32. Which one of the following is a cause of extreme poverty in India? A) Population. B) Lack of Industrial Growth. C) Impacts Colonial Policies. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 33. Social exclusion denies certain individuals the A) Facilities. B) Benefits. C) Opportunities. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 34. People from certain castes are not being given equal opportunities like schedule caste and schedule tribes. A) Vulnerability. B) Social Exclusion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Exclusion. 35. Where does thirty-three year old Ram Saran works as daily-wage labourer? A) Wheat flour Mills. B) Rice flour Mills. C) Besan flour Mills. D) Ragi flour Mills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wheat flour Mills. 36. Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India? A) Income level. B) Illiteracy level. C) Employment level. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 37. Odisha and Maharashtra are the poorest states in India. A) True. B) False. C) Not perfect. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. How many members are there in Lakha Singh's family? A) 10. B) 4. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 39. General Knowledge:Who is the father of the green revolution? A) Dr. Arun Krishnan. B) Dr.V. Kurien. C) M.S. Swaminathan. D) Nirpakh Tutej. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M.S. Swaminathan. 40. Which two methods are used to estimate poverty in our country? A) Income and education. B) Education and Consumption. C) Literacy rate and Unemployment. D) Income and Consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Income and Consumption. 41. The poverty line is estimated by conducting surveys. Who conducts these surveys? A) CBI. B) FBI. C) RAW. D) Nsso nsso. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nsso nsso. 42. For making comparisons between developing countries, which uniform standard (per person per day) for the poverty line is used in terms of minimum availability? A) $ 5. B) $ 3. C) $ 1. D) $ 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 1. 43. Which Social Group/s is/are vulnerable to Poverty in India? A) Scheduled Castes. B) Scheduled Tribes. C) Casual Labourers. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 44. Which place does Lakha Singh belong? A) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. B) Tanda, Uttar Pradesh. C) Chakiye, Uttar Pradesh. D) Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. 45. Why is more calories required for people in rural areas than urban areas? A) People in rural areas are poor. B) People in rural areas are undernourished. C) People in rural area engage in more physical work. D) People in urban areas are health conscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People in rural area engage in more physical work. 46. Every ..... person is poor in India. A) Pear. B) Fth. C) 5th. D) An offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fth. 47. Which state has least poverty ratio? A) Karnataka. B) Assam. C) Gujarat. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kerala. 48. Social exclusion is a common indicator of Poverty. A) Not related. B) Incomplete. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 49. What is the full form of MGNREGA? A) Mahatma Gandhi New Role in Government for All. B) Mahatma Gandhi Employment Rural Generation Act. C) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. D) Mahatma Gandhi Reduction Employment Guarantee Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 50. Which of the following programmes was launched in the year 2000? A) Prime minister Gramodaya Yojana. B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. C) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana. D) Swarna jayanti gram swarozgar yojna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime minister Gramodaya Yojana. 51. Number of Poor's in China has come down from 85% in 1981 to ..... percent in 2008. A) 16%. B) 12%. C) 10%. D) 14%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14%. 52. Which among the following is one of the indicators of poverty? A) Savings. B) Demand. C) Income. D) Utility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Income. 53. Poverty line in India is calculated by the ..... consumption. A) Calorie. B) Food. C) Drinking Water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calorie. 54. Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India? A) Lack of right targeting. B) Corruption at the highest level. C) Overlapping of schemes. D) Lack of proper implementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corruption at the highest level. 55. Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana was started in: A) 1993. B) 2003. C) 1983. D) 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1993. 56. Kerala has tried to control poverty by: A) Investing in the innovation. B) Investing in infrastructure. C) Investing in medical science. D) Investing in human resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Investing in human resource. 57. How many people were poor in India between 2011-12? A) 27 crore. B) 25 crore. C) 31 crore. D) 29 crore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 27 crore. 58. How much does Ram Saran earn in month? A) Rs2, 500. B) Rs2, 000. C) Rs1, 000. D) Rs1, 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rs1, 500. 59. The lowest poverty ratio is in A) Punjab. B) Karnataka. C) Kerala. D) Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerala. 60. MGNREGA offered employment for a minimum period of A) 200 days. B) 250 days. C) 100 days. D) 150 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100 days. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEconomics QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 1Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 3Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 4Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books