This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main cause of poverty in rural India? A) Lack of access to social services. B) Social customs. C) Low productivity in agriculture. D) Rapid population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low productivity in agriculture. 2. NFWP is stands for A) National Federation for Work and Progress. B) National forests 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. 3. The Poverty Point people bartered and exchanged for the resources they needed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. In the last paragraph of the article, it states that increasing what of the poor will also help solve poverty? A) Access to education. B) Access to healthcare. C) Availability of jobs. D) Participation in the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participation in the economy. 5. BPL Or ..... A) Poverty line. B) Public Line. C) Phone Line. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poverty line. 6. What will be found in a typical developed country? A a dominant primary sector B a large percentage of employment in the informal (unofficial) sector C a population with a rising average age D labour intensive production methods in manufacturing industry A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 7. If people do not have enough resources to survive this is A) Relative poverty. B) Absolute poverty. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute poverty. 8. Which of the following would NOT be an indication of a country having a high standard of living? A) High GDP per capita. B) High literacy rate. C) High life expectancy. D) High infant mortality rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High infant mortality rate. 9. State whether this would be included as part of the UN's definition of poverty:Social discrimination A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. What does the C stand for in our CARE acronym A) Control. B) Consistency. C) Compliant. D) Comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consistency. 11. Person who knows to read, write and understand any one language is called ..... A) Literate. B) Illiterate. C) Student. D) Parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literate. 12. Factors that influence a person's life expectancy are ..... A) Access to education. B) Access to clean water, shelter, food, clothing. C) Access to health care. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. What percentage of the DRC's population lives in absolute poverty? A) 81%. B) 71%. C) 61%. D) 51%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 71%. 14. What is the difference between GDP and GDP per capita? A) GDP is the amount of money an entire country has; GDP per capita is the money an average adult makes. B) GDP is the money an average adult makes;GDP per capita is the money an entire country has. C) GDP is always in the thousands; GDP per capita is always in the billions or trillions. D) GDP should be high;GDP per capita should be low. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GDP is the amount of money an entire country has; GDP per capita is the money an average adult makes. 15. A government wishes to raise the general standard of living in its country. In the short run, which policy would be the most likely to achieve this aim? A preventing the merger of two companies into a monopoly B raising taxation to repay government debts C reducing the rate of income tax while maintaining the services it provides D spending more on roads in rural areas rather than in city centres A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 16. What's the French for "to starve" ? A) Commencer. B) Mourir de faim. C) Joindre les deux bouts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mourir de faim. 17. How does foreign aid impact local businesses in the DRC? A) It has no significant impact. B) It provides financial support. C) It creates unfair competition. D) It increases customer demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It creates unfair competition. 18. Poverty Point required a lot of work to build which shows families could have lived there for generation. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Economic Characteristics. C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Characteristics. 19. Which state in India has the lowest poverty rate? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Kerala. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerala. 20. Which of the following is an example of a developed country? A) Haiti. B) Kenya. C) United States. D) North Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United States. 21. Which of these counts towards a nation's GDP? A) Gifts or transfer. B) Financial transactions. C) Consumer spending. D) Purchase of illegal goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumer spending. 22. Poverty affects the Cognitive Process which are ..... A) Learning, Communication, Academic Acheivement. B) Memory, Language, Executive Functioning. C) Asthma, Low Birth Rate, Pneumonia. D) Behavioral Delays, Developmental Delays, and human needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning, Communication, Academic Acheivement. 23. Archaeologists believe the mounds of Poverty Point could have been used for ceremonies because they have found remains of fire pits and postholes on the mounds. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Economic Characteristics. C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Characteristics. 24. Which factor is considered the greatest contributor to the reduction of extreme poverty? A) Increased humanitarian aid. B) Better access to education. C) Globalization and trade. D) Policies of international organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globalization and trade. 25. Rural employment generation programme was launched in A) 1st April 1995. B) 1st April 1992. C) 1st April 1997. D) 1st April 1999. 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