This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is not a cause of poverty in India? A) Unemployment. B) Unequal distribution of land. C) High education levels. D) Low economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High education levels. 2. Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Indira Gandhi. C) Jawahar lal Nehru. D) Subhash Chandra Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 3. Which concept illustrate poverty trends in India and the world? A) Poverty limit. B) Poverty base. C) Hunger line. D) Poverty line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poverty line. 4. What does the official definition of poverty capture? A) Minimum subsistence level of living. B) Reasonable level of living. C) Human poverty. D) Caste and gender discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minimum subsistence level of living. 5. Which institution replaced the Planning Commission in India? A) A. Reserve Bank of India. B) B. Ministry of Finance. C) S.NITI Aayog. D) D. Election Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) S.NITI Aayog. 6. What is the poverty ratio in the state of Orissa? A) 35.6 per cent. B) 32.6 per cent. C) 34.6 per cent. D) 33.6 per cent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 32.6 per cent. 7. Who conducts the periodical sample survey for estimating the poverty line in India? A) National Survey Organization. B) National Sample Survey Organization. C) Sample Survey Organization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Sample Survey Organization. 8. Poverty Line in India is estimated periodically by conducting Sample Surveys. These surveys are conducted by:- A) Central Statistical Organisation. B) Reserve Bank of India. C) Office of Sample Statistics. D) National Sample Survey Organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Sample Survey Organisation. 9. What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011-12? A) 26%. B) 32%. C) 19%. D) 22%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22%. 10. Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line? A) Nsso nsso. B) CSO. C) Planning Commission. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nsso nsso. 11. Green Revolution created many job opportunities in which sector? A) Manufacturing. B) Agriculture. C) Service. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 12. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act provided employment to 220 crores person days of employment to 4.73 crore households. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Poverty in India is also shown higher than the national estimates A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which area requires higher salary? A) Urban Areas. B) Rural Areas. C) Both require equal salary. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urban Areas. 15. The country which has the largest single concentration of the poor people in the world is: A) China. B) Pakistan. C) India. D) Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 16. 2 poorest states in india of all times A) Rajasthan and Haryana. B) Gujarat & Maharashtra. C) Orissa and bihar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orissa and bihar. 17. Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana was started in: A) 1980. B) 1993. C) 1981. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1993. 18. Poverty line in rural areas is (As per 1999-2000 prices) A) Rs 328. B) Rs. 370. C) Rs 454. D) Rs. 460. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rs 328. 19. What is the part time work of Ram saran 's wife? A) Teacher. B) Tailor. C) Maid. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maid. 20. Average calorie requirement per person per day in rural areas In India is: A) 2100 calories. B) 2400. C) 2000. D) 3400. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2400. 21. States like Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha are above all A) India middle class level. B) India poverty level. C) India rich level. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India poverty level. 22. Which one of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty? A) Illiteracy level. B) Lack of access of health care. C) Inadequate safe drinking water. D) Ample job opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ample job opportunities. 23. Poverty is reduced in Punjab and Haryana because of: A) Human resource development. B) Proper management in public distribution of food grains. C) High agricultural growth rates. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High agricultural growth rates. 24. The average calorie requirement in India is ..... calorie per person per day in rural areas and ..... per person per day in urban areas as per calculations in 2011-12. A) 3200, 2100. B) 2100, 2400. C) 2400, 2100. D) 4400, 3200. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2400, 2100. 25. State in India has focused more on human resource development. A) Kerala. B) Punjab. C) Gujrat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kerala. 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