This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which state has the largest percentage of poor's in India? A) Bihar. B) Orissa. C) Kerala. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Orissa. 2. What is the full form of MNREGA? A) Mhatma Gandhi New Role in Government for All. B) Mahatma Gandhi Employment Rural Generation Act. C) Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act. D) Mahatma Gandhi Reduction Employment Guarantee Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 3. Poverty is a major contributor to vulnerability. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India? A) Scheduled castes. B) Scheduled tribes. C) Casual labourers. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 5. WHAT ARE THE TWO INDICATIONS OF POVERTY FOUND BY SOCIAL SCIENTISTS? A) POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT. B) SOCIAL EXCLUSION, VULNERABILITY. C) INEQUALITY, LACK OF SANITISATION. D) POVERTY, INEQUALITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SOCIAL EXCLUSION, VULNERABILITY. 6. When was Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) launched? A) 1995. B) 2005. C) 1999. D) 2001. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1995. 7. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns A) Prime Minister Employment Scheme. B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. C) Rural Employment Generation Programme. D) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister Employment Scheme. 8. Those who are at the higher Risk of slipping into poverty due to a Natural Disaster are classified as under A) Socially Excluded Groups. B) Vulnerable Groups. C) Labour Groups. D) Unemployed Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vulnerable Groups. 9. According to the World Bank data of 2011 which country is the poorest? A) Bangladesh. B) India. C) China. D) Nigeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nigeria. 10. Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates A) Huge income inequalities. B) Lack of effective implementation of land reforms. C) Unequal distribution of land. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 11. In which of the following Countries did Poverty actually rise from1981 to 2001? A) India. B) China. C) Russia. D) Sub-Saharan Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sub-Saharan Africa. 12. Where does the parent of Ram Saran live? A) Near Ramgarh. B) Near Hazaribagh. C) In Jharkhand. D) Ranchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near Ramgarh. 13. What is the main cause of poverty in India? A) High income inequalities. B) Less job opportunities. C) High growth in population. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 14. The accepted average calorie requirement per person in rural areas is A) 2200 calories. B) 2000 calories. C) 2100 calories. D) 2400 calories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2400 calories. 15. The current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based on ..... A) A. Promotion of Economic Growth. B) B. Anti Poverty Programme. C) Both A and B. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 16. In fact every ..... person in India is poor. A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Four. 17. Which organisation in India estimates poverty line periodically after every 5 years? A) National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO). B) National System Survey Organisation(NSSO). C) National Systematic Survey Organisation (NSSO). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO). 18. Who advocates that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering? A) Jawahar Lal Nehru. B) Subhash Chandra Bose. C) Indira Gandhi. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi. 19. In some villages women are not allowed to vote and and go out of their homes for education and employment. A) Social exclusion. B) Vulnerability. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social exclusion. 20. In ..... land reform measures have helped to control poverty. A) West bengal. B) Kerela. C) Karnataka. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West bengal. 21. Which program was launched with the aim to create self-employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns. A) Prime minister employment scheme. B) Principal Minister Gramodaya Yojana. C) Rural Employment Generation Programme. D) An end-rice project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rural Employment Generation Programme. 22. ..... has focused more on human resource development to reduce poverty. A) Kerela. B) West bengal. C) Bihar. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kerela. 23. Which of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty? A) Less no. of means of transport. B) Illiteracy level. C) Lack of access to health. D) Lack of job opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less no. of means of transport. 24. Poverty in South Asian countries has declined from ..... in 2005 to ..... in 2013 A) 16.2%, 34%. B) 16.4%, 32%. C) 34%, 16.2%. D) 34%, 16.4%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 34%, 16.2%. 25. Which country has successfully reduced poverty from 88.3 per cent in 1981 to 0.7 per cent in 2015? A) Bangladesh. B) Pakistan. C) China. D) USA. 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