This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The poor people often feel ..... A) Happy. B) Joyful. C) Desperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desperate. 2. Which of the following programme ia also known as National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) A) Swarna jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). B) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. C) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY). D) Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (REGP). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. 3. ..... and ..... are the 2 poorest states. A) Bihar and Kerala. B) Odisha and Bihar. C) Odisha and West Bengal. D) West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Odisha and Bihar. 4. State whether this would be included as part of the UN's definition of poverty:Limited access to postgraduate course A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 5. This is a state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. A) Unemployment. B) Poverty. C) Employment. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poverty. 6. Which of the following is considered as social infrastructure? A) Transport. B) Education. C) Communication. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 7. People in the United States are most likely to live in which type of poverty? A) Absolute. B) Relative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative. 8. Poverty Point was built during the ..... period. A) Paleo. B) Middle Archaic. C) Late Archaic. D) Neo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Late Archaic. 9. The proportion of poor people in every state is same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Which of the following continents has the highest rate of absolute poverty? A) Africa. B) Asia. C) North America. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 11. Which state has the largest percentage of poor people in India? A) Orissa. B) Kerala. C) Punjab. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Orissa. 12. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) as an indicator is used to assess: A) The quantity of life (number of year) lived by the people. B) The quantity of (disease free) life lived by people. C) Both the quantity and quality of life lived by people. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the quantity and quality of life lived by people. 13. In which year, "National Food for Work Programme" was launched? A) 2008. B) 1999. C) 2004. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2004. 14. About ..... million in India live in people. A) 260. B) 270. C) 280. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 260. 15. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) does not: A) Promote inclusive growth. B) Guarantee wage employment. C) Guarantee 100 days employment in a year to every adult member of a rural household. D) Enhances livelihood security to rural household. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promote inclusive growth. 16. Poverty Point was the cultural capital for this region of North America. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. C) Economic Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Characteristics. 17. Literacy rates normally increase as income per person increases in an economy A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What is the main challenge with the DRC's diamond mines compared to those in Canada? A) Environmental regulations. B) Use of outdated technology. C) Lack of skilled labor. D) Geographical inaccessibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use of outdated technology. 19. The Lorenz Curve Shows A) The level of unemployment. B) The total income received in our country. C) The unequal distribution of income in our economy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The unequal distribution of income in our economy. 20. People who do not have the money and possessions that are necessary to give them an adequate standard of living are said to be living in ..... A) Destitution. B) Lavishness. C) Poverty. D) Foreclosure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poverty. 21. How long did it take the people of Poverty Point to build Mound A or Bird Mound? A) 5-10 years. B) Hundreds of years. C) Thousands of years. D) 30-90 Days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30-90 Days. 22. Which of the following is FALSE about literacy rate? A) It's high in developed countries. B) It measures how many adults can read/write in a country. C) It's high in developing countries. D) It shows how many people are educated in a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's high in developing countries. 23. The population of Central America is? A) Most of the people of Central America are poor farmers who have little political power. B) Most of the people of Central America are office workers and considered middle class. C) Most of the people of Central America earn comfortable wages from working factory jobs. D) Most of the people of Central America live in cities and are employed in service industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most of the people of Central America are poor farmers who have little political power. 24. What is underemployment? A) Portion of unemployment that is due to changes in the structure of the economy that results in a significant loss of jobs in certain industries. B) A situation where a person does not receive the remuneration he/she deserves from his/her present occupation and also his/her capabilities are not fully used. C) A situation where marginal product of labour is zero. D) Unemployment that occurs during recessions and depressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A situation where a person does not receive the remuneration he/she deserves from his/her present occupation and also his/her capabilities are not fully used. 25. Identify the programme which aim at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor? A) Public Distribution System (PDS). B) Integrated Child Development Scheme(ICDS). C) Midday meal scheme( MDMS). D) All of the above. 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