Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Where does the parent of Ram Saran live?
2. What is the main cause of poverty in India?
3. The accepted average calorie requirement per person in rural areas is
4. The current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based on .....
5. In fact every ..... person in India is poor.
6. Which organisation in India estimates poverty line periodically after every 5 years?
7. Who advocates that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?
8. In some villages women are not allowed to vote and and go out of their homes for education and employment.
9. In ..... land reform measures have helped to control poverty.
10. Which program was launched with the aim to create self-employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns.
11. ..... has focused more on human resource development to reduce poverty.
12. Poverty in South Asian countries has declined from ..... in 2005 to ..... in 2013
13. Which country has successfully reduced poverty from 88.3 per cent in 1981 to 0.7 per cent in 2015?
14. In which State have the land Reform Measures helped to reduce Poverty?
15. How many members are there in Ram Saran's family?
16. Which of the following are NOT one of the causes of Poverty In India
17. Which of the following are the examples of primary sector?
18. According to 2011-12 data by NSSO, how much proportion of people are below poverty line in INDIA?
19. What are accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?
20. The country has largest single concentration of the poor people in the world is
21. In which state there has been a decline in poverty due to focus on education and health?
22. NFWP is stand for:
23. The low level of economic development under the British colonial administration is a historical reason for .....
24. Which of the following organisation carried out national sample surveys in India?
25. Which of the following comes under secondary sector:
26. Which group had the highest poverty in 2011 in India?
27. What is the average calorie requirement per person per day in rural India?
28. Number of poors in China in 2015
29. According to world Bank, Poverty is measured by?
30. The above people depend on man and thus are considered poorest of the poor.
31. Define the statement which suggests that calories requirements in rural areas are considered to be higher than urban areas.
32. Which one of the following is a cause of extreme poverty in India?
33. Social exclusion denies certain individuals the
34. People from certain castes are not being given equal opportunities like schedule caste and schedule tribes.
35. Where does thirty-three year old Ram Saran works as daily-wage labourer?
36. Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India?
37. Odisha and Maharashtra are the poorest states in India.
38. How many members are there in Lakha Singh's family?
39. General Knowledge:Who is the father of the green revolution?
40. Which two methods are used to estimate poverty in our country?
41. The poverty line is estimated by conducting surveys. Who conducts these surveys?
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?
43. Which Social Group/s is/are vulnerable to Poverty in India?
44. Which place does Lakha Singh belong?
45. Why is more calories required for people in rural areas than urban areas?
46. Every ..... person is poor in India.
47. Which state has least poverty ratio?
48. Social exclusion is a common indicator of Poverty.
49. What is the full form of MGNREGA?
50. Which of the following programmes was launched in the year 2000?
51. Number of Poor's in China has come down from 85% in 1981 to ..... percent in 2008.
52. Which among the following is one of the indicators of poverty?
53. Poverty line in India is calculated by the ..... consumption.
54. Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
55. Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana was started in:
56. Kerala has tried to control poverty by:
57. How many people were poor in India between 2011-12?
58. How much does Ram Saran earn in month?
59. The lowest poverty ratio is in
60. MGNREGA offered employment for a minimum period of