This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Main reason of urban poverty is- A) Lack of job opportunities. B) Seasonal and disguised unemployment. C) Migrants from rural areas to urban areas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Migrants from rural areas to urban areas. 2. One of the biggest task for independent India is to increase more industries. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. If minimum wage had also increased 1.42 times, what would that amount be today? A) $ 11.25. B) $ 20. C) $ 24.50. D) $ 10.30. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 10.30. 4. What is infrastructure? A) Power, roads, bridges, and structures that support modern life. B) Government constructed projects for public use. C) The transfer from governmental to private ownership. D) Structures put in place to keep a building steady. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power, roads, bridges, and structures that support modern life. 5. Poverty Point had abundant food resources because of nearby wetlands, woods, and rivers. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Economic Characteristics. C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. 6. What significant progress had been made in reducing extreme poverty globally by 2015? A) The number of people in extreme poverty increased to 1.9 billion. B) The number of people in extreme poverty remained unchanged. C) The number of people in extreme poverty decreased to 836 million. D) Extreme poverty was completely eradicated in several countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number of people in extreme poverty decreased to 836 million. 7. According to the 2011 U.S. Census Bureau, it is a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children under 18) that earns less than $ 23, 021. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Poverty Point was built during the late Archaic Period. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Economic Characteristics. C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. 9. Where people on higher income pay a higher proportion of tax A) Progressive taxation. B) Minimum wage. C) Promoting economic growth. D) Improving education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressive taxation. 10. "How expensive it is to live in a certain location" is the definition of which vocabulary term? A) Minimum Wage. B) Relative Poverty. C) Absolute Poverty. D) Cost of Living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cost of Living. 11. Which two states considered as the poorest states of India? A) Bihar & Orissa. B) Punjab & Haryana. C) Gujrat & M.P. D) U.P. & Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bihar & Orissa. 12. NFWP was launched in A) November 2004. B) December 2003. C) November 2002. D) December 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) November 2004. 13. Which of the following is TRUE about infant mortality? A) It's low in developing countries. B) It shows how good healthcare in a country is. C) It's high in developed countries. D) It's a measure of how many babies die in their first year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's a measure of how many babies die in their first year. 14. Which of the following groups are not vulnerable to poverty? A) Scheduled tribes. B) Urban casual labour households. C) Medium agricultural farm owners. D) Scheduled castes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medium agricultural farm owners. 15. Archaeologists have found shards of pottery showing Poverty Point Native Americans used pottery for everyday life. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Economic Characteristics. C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Characteristics. 16. When was Poverty Point built? A) 3500 BCE-2800 BCE. B) 1700 BCE-1100 BCE. C) 100 BCE-500 CE. D) 700 CE-1300 CE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1700 BCE-1100 BCE. 17. Which of the following is the poverty determination measure? A) Head Count Ratio. B) Sen Index. C) Poverty Gap Index. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. National Agricultural Federation (NEFED) was established in ..... A) 1964. B) 1963. C) 1962. D) 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1982. 19. Which of these is not a type of unemployment? A) Frictional. B) Bimodal. C) Structural. D) Cyclical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bimodal. 20. What does the R stand for in our CARE acronym A) Ready. B) Respect. C) Rigor. D) Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resources. 21. It refers to the inability of an individual or family to secure basic needs even in social surroundings of general prosperity. A) Cyclical Poverty. B) Collective Poverty. C) Case Poverty. D) Asset poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Case Poverty. 22. Federal minimum wage hasn't changed since ..... ? A) 2023. B) 2011. C) 2019. D) 2009. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2009. 23. How is the labour force defined? A) The population between school-leaving age and retirement age. B) Those who could claim benefit if they were to become unemployed. C) Anyone who is working or actively seeking work. D) Those of workers who are seeking work and are available for work at current wage rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Those of workers who are seeking work and are available for work at current wage rate. 24. What is one effect of uneven distribution of income? A) Increased social unity. B) Division within society. C) Higher average income for all. D) Improved healthcare access. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Division within society. 25. Ensuring that those on low incomes receive a guaranteed rate of income per hour worked A) Progressive taxation. B) Minimum wage. C) Promoting economic growth. D) Improving education. 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