This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For how many days Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, provides employment? A) 70. B) 80. C) 90. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100. 2. Which one of the following Economic groups is vulnerable to poverty? A) Scheduled Caste. B) Scheduled Tribes. C) Rural Agricultural Household. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rural Agricultural Household. 3. Which state of India has used land reform measures to reduce poverty? A) West Bengal. B) Kerala. C) Punjab. D) All these states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West Bengal. 4. Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are: A) Scheduled castes only. B) Scheduled tribes only. C) Both scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. 5. Which state has focused more on human Resource Development? A) Gujarat. B) Madhya pradesh. C) Maharashtra. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kerala. 6. Every fourth person in India is poor i.e., 270 million people in India live under poverty in A) 2018-2019. B) 2012-2013. C) 2011-2012. D) 2008-2009. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2011-2012. 7. What is Extreme poverty? A) Living on less than $ 10 per day. B) Living on less than $ 5 per day. C) Living on less than $ 2.5 per day. D) Living on less than $ 1.9 per day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Living on less than $ 1.9 per day. 8. What are some challenges that people in poverty face? A) Lack of access to health care. B) Education. C) Food insecurity. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Which are the most vulnerable social groups to poverty in India? A) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. B) Young people. C) Some upper caste people. D) Government Officers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. 10. Swarn Jayanti Village Self-Employment Scheme Was Laned in A) 1995. B) 1999. C) 2000. D) 2001. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1999. 11. Which sector employs the largest number of poor people in India? A) Agriculture. B) Industry. C) Services. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 12. How many types of poverty are there? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 13. Malnutrition, lack of healthcare are ..... of poverty A) Social indicators. B) Social exclusion. C) Vulnerability. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social indicators. 14. State which has highest poverty in India is: A) Karnataka. B) Bihar. C) Assam. D) Madhya pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bihar. 15. In India, approximately how many people live in poverty? A) 24 crore. B) 27crore. C) 20crore. D) 26 crore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 27crore. 16. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana (PMGY) was launched in A) 1995. B) 2005. C) 2000. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2000. 17. Vulnerability to poverty is determined by the options for finding an alternative living in terms of A) ASSETS. B) EDUCATION. C) HEALTH. D) ALL THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL THE ABOVE. 18. Total income of Ram Saran's family was- A) 1200+ 300+200. B) Rs 50 per day. C) 1500+800+300. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1500+800+300. 19. Name the process where people are excluded from facilities, benefits and opportunities that others enjoy. A) Political Exclusion. B) Educational Exclusion. C) Social Exclusion. D) Economic Exclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Exclusion. 20. Which characteristics of Vulnerable Sections of the Society is NOT CORRECT? A) They are at Greater Risk during Natural Calamities. B) They have difficulty in finding Alternatives living in terms of Education, health. C) They are Generally a member of a Backward Caste or Individuals like Widows & Physically Handicapped. D) They look like a Family looking for a Posh Property to Buy in GOLF COURSE ROAD, GURGAON. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They look like a Family looking for a Posh Property to Buy in GOLF COURSE ROAD, GURGAON. 21. When Was Swarna Jayanti Gram Self-Employment Scheme Laned? A) 1995. B) 1999. C) 2001. D) 2003. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1999. 22. Poverty also means hunger and lack of shelter. True or false. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Social Groups who are more probable to be pushed into Poverty are called A) Vulnerable Groups. B) Representable Groups. C) Group of Unemployed People. D) Uneducated Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vulnerable Groups. 24. Which organization carries out a survey for determining the poverty line? A) Nsso nsso. B) PMRY. C) PMGY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nsso nsso. 25. What is accepted average calories required in India in urban areas? A) 2100. B) 2800. C) 2500. D) 2400. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2100. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 1Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 2Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 3Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 4Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 5Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 6Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 7Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 8Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 9Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books