This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 2011-12, which state had the highest poverty rate in India? A) Odisha. B) Bihar. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odisha. 2. SGSY stands for A) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. B) Swarna Jayanti Shahari Swarozgar Yojana. C) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swathantrar Yojana. D) Sampoorna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. 3. Which of the following statements is not true?Question 2 of 10 A) Poverty is looked through social indicators like illiteracy levels, malnutrition etc. B) Poverty results in lack of clean water and sanitation facilities. C) Poverty creates a sense of helplessness. D) Poverty cannot be seen in terms of social exclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poverty cannot be seen in terms of social exclusion. 4. What type of poverty affects individuals or families that cannot support themselves even when the areas around them are prospering? A) Area. B) Predicament. C) Case. D) Livable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Case. 5. 24 percent of the wealth of the United States belongs to 1 percent of the population. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. When was the Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand was formed? A) 1969. B) 1979. C) 1989. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1979. 7. Which of the following is the strategy for sustainable development? A) Integrated rural development. B) Shift to organic farming. C) Output-efficient technology. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 8. Who creates programs to help if there is a high poverty rate or high unemployment rate? A) The people. B) The Government. C) Businesses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Government. 9. Poverty affects A) Individuals. B) Ethnic groups. C) Society. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What was one of the only major drawbacks to living at Poverty Point? A) A naturally elevated ridge kept the site safe from floods. B) They received over 70 tons of rocks and minerals. C) There were no rocks near the site. D) Many rivers surround the site making trade fairly easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There were no rocks near the site. 11. What is the term "the minimum income required to meet basic needs?" A) Poverty line. B) Standard of living. C) Cost of living. D) Absolute poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poverty line. 12. It exists when one lacks the means and resources required to meet a minimum level of living standards that are considered normal in the society or community where one lives. A) Cyclical Poverty. B) Case Poverty. C) Asset Poverty. D) Relative Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relative Poverty. 13. In 2011, nearly 46.2 million Americans were living in poverty. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at A) Strenghtning the panchayati raj system. B) Alleviating poverty through micro-enterprices. C) Meeting rural needs like drinking water, housing etc. D) Generating employment in rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meeting rural needs like drinking water, housing etc. 15. Which of the following is poverty estimation tool A) Sen index. B) Poverty gap index. C) Squared poverty index. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. (Fill in the blank) The dollar had an average inflation rate of ..... per year between 2009 and today. A) $ 1.42. B) 2.52%. C) 70.423%. D) 41.76%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.52%. 17. Consumer Spending + Investment(Business) Spending + ..... + Net Exports = A) Government Spending. B) Stocks and Bonds. C) Household Spending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government Spending. 18. What are the social indicators of poverty? A) Illiteracy level. B) Income level. C) Lack of access to healthcare. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. If Bob can't find a job because he shovels snow and it is July, he is frictionally unemployed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. What is Head count ratio? A) Total number of people in a country. B) Proportion of people below poverty line. C) Percentage of people above poverty line. D) Total number of poor in a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proportion of people below poverty line. 21. Self-employment programmes include: A) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana. B) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana. C) National Social Assistance Programme. D) National Food for Work Programme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana. 22. What is living wage? A) People who have a job but fall below the poverty line. B) How expensive it is to live in a certain location. C) The lowest amount of money a person can legally be paid. D) The minimum income needed for a worker to meet their basic needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The minimum income needed for a worker to meet their basic needs. 23. For the year 2000 the poverty line in urban areas was fixed at A) Rs. 500 per month. B) Rs. 450 per month. C) Rs. 300 per month. D) Rs. 350 per month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rs. 450 per month. 24. Poverty level in India is the established on the basis of:(A) (B) (C) D) A) Per capita income in different State. B) House-hold average income. C) House-hold consumer expenditure. D) Slum population in the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House-hold consumer expenditure. 25. Which of the following cities has the lowest living wage? A) San Francisco. B) New York City. C) Chicago. D) Des Moines. 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