This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 4 Poverty Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a basic requirement for survival A) Car. B) Job. C) Holidays. D) Housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Housing. 2. ..... to poverty is a measure, which describes the greater probability of certain communities . A) BPL. B) Poverty of line. C) Vulnerability. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vulnerability. 3. What is a major reason for the lack of investment in the DRC's mining industry? A) Excessive foreign investment. B) Political instability and corruption. C) Lack of natural resources. D) High cost of labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political instability and corruption. 4. The Poverty Point people traveled far and wide to trade. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Minimum daily intake of calories for determining poverty line for rural area is A) 2100. B) 2400. C) 1600. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2400. 6. Based on your knowledge of how physical geography shapes an area's cultural geography, what do you believe was the basis for Poverty Point's economy? A) Trade. B) Food. C) Rich soil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade. 7. If the GDP is ..... , there will be a lower percentage of people living below the poverty line. A) High. B) Low. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High. 8. An unemployment rate below what percent is considered full employment? A) 10. B) 6. C) 3. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 9. Which of the following is NOT a government policy to alleviate poverty? A) Promoting economic growth. B) Raising national minimum wage. C) Encouraging multinational companies. D) Increasing taxes on all citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increasing taxes on all citizens. 10. When people have unequal living standards is called A) Absolute poverty. B) Relative poverty. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative poverty. 11. Which of the following is NOT an effect of poverty? A) Lack of healthcare. B) Homelessness. C) Lack of food. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquakes. 12. What was the poverty line in 2012? A) $ 17, 890. B) $ 25, 726. C) $ 19, 530. D) $ 23, 492. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 23, 492. 13. Poverty substantially declined in ..... and ..... countries. A) China and Southeast Asian Countries. B) Latin America. C) India and America. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China and Southeast Asian Countries. 14. Poverty Point has the largest earthworks in the Western Hemisphere. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Economic Characteristics. C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. 15. THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE BELOW POVERTY LINE FURTHER CAME DOWN TO ABOUT ..... IN 2011-12 A) 60 PER CENT. B) 23 PER CENT. C) 22 PER CENT. D) 20 PER CENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22 PER CENT. 16. What role does taxation play in income distribution? A) It only benefits the wealthy. B) It has no effect on income distribution. C) It evens out distribution of income. D) It increases income inequality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It evens out distribution of income. 17. Corruption has little or no impact on the likelihood of poverty A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which form of following consider as poor A) A rich landlord. B) A businessman. C) A landless labourer. D) A teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A landless labourer. 19. How were Native Americans able to travel long distances? A) Rivers. B) Cars. C) Trains. D) Planes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rivers. 20. Which one of the following is/are the feature of MGNREGA? A) (a)Self employment by providing bank loans. B) (b)100 days of guaranteed employment. C) (c )It is a wage employment programme. D) Both (b) and (c ). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (b) and (c ). 21. Which statement about cost of living is TRUE? A) A low-wage earner in one place might be considered a high-wage earner in another. B) Cost of living is equal in large cities. C) A higher cost of living will eliminate poverty. D) People's basic needs differ from country to country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A low-wage earner in one place might be considered a high-wage earner in another. 22. Late Archaic Native Americans were hunter-gathers who usually never settled in big groups. Poverty Point is an exception to this because it was a major city built during this period. A) Cultural Characteristics. B) Economic Characteristics. C) Geographic/Historical Characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Characteristics. 23. Relative poverty occurs A) In some countries. B) In a small number of countries. C) Everywhere. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everywhere. 24. Children that live below the poverty line will typically not have developmental delays or learning disabilities. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. The level of available income, goods, and services in each place is ..... A) Absolute poverty. B) Relative poverty. C) Standard of living. D) Poverty. 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