This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of these is NOT an issue related to poverty? A) Landlessness. B) Unemployment. C) Migration. D) Child Labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Migration. 2. What percentage of people were poor in India during 2011? A) 36.2. B) 55.4. C) 32.7. D) 21.9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21.9. 3. Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states? A) Madhya P. and J&K. B) UP and Uttarakhand. C) Bihar & Odisha. D) Punjab & H.P. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bihar & Odisha. 4. Which one of the following is a minimum necessity of a human being? A) Luxury ornaments. B) Supper Utility Vehicle. C) Food & Safe drinking water. D) Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food & Safe drinking water. 5. Which of the following programme was launched in the year of 2000? A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. B) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana. C) Gold giant. D) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana. 6. In which State has the land Reform Measures helped to Reduce Poverty? A) TAMIL NADU. B) PUNJAB. C) WEST BENGAL. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WEST BENGAL. 7. Which school does Lakha Singh's village have? A) Primary School. B) Higher Primary school. C) Public School. D) Private School. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary School. 8. Who is considered as poorest among the poor? A) Women. B) Elderrly people. C) Female infants. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 9. Which of the following social radiators is not looked at by social scientists for poverty? A) Literacy level. B) Lack of access to health care. C) Lack of access to see movies and to go to restaurants. D) Lack of access to safe drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of access to see movies and to go to restaurants. 10. Every ..... person in India is poor which means, roughly 270 million people in India live in poverty as per 2011-12 A) Pear. B) An offer. C) Fth. D) 5th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5th. 11. Which one of the groups are vulnerable to poverty? A) Scheduled caste. B) Urban casual labour. C) Rural Agricultural households. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Which two States of India Continue to be the India? A) Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir. B) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. C) Orissa, Bihar. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orissa, Bihar. 13. Which organization carries out survey for determining the poverty line? A) CSO. B) Nsso nsso. C) Planning Commission. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nsso nsso. 14. Providing which of the following will reduce poverty? A) Clothing. B) Agricultural Equipment. C) Education. D) Stationery Items. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education. 15. When was the MNREGA introduced?Answer-C. 2005 A) 2000. B) 2003. C) 2005. D) 1993. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2005. 16. Which of the following is a social indicator of poverty? A) Income level. B) Per capita income. C) Illiteracy level. D) GDP growth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illiteracy level. 17. What is the accepted average calorie requirement in Rural Area in India? A) 2400. B) 2100. C) 2500. D) 3400. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2400. 18. In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty? A) Jammu & Kashmir. B) Punjab. C) Bengal. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punjab. 19. What is the expected outcome of poverty reduction efforts in the next ten to fifteen years? A) Higher economic growth. B) Increased poverty. C) Less focus on education. D) More unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher economic growth. 20. Poverty has resurfaced in which former Socialist country? A) Germany. B) Russia. C) China. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russia. 21. Kerala has reduced poverty by A) High agriculture. B) Land reform measures. C) Distribution of food grains. D) Human resource development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human resource development. 22. When was National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Passed? A) September 2005. B) August 2004. C) May 2009. D) November 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) September 2005. 23. For the year 2011-12, the poverty line for aperson was fixed at Rs 816 per month forrural areas and Rs 1000 for urban areas. Why is Higher amount for urban areas has been fixed? A) Because of high prices of manyessential products in urban areas or Higher Standard of Living in Cities. B) Urban People work more efficiently. C) People in Rural areas are less materialistic in nature. D) Because of higher Literacy in Cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of high prices of manyessential products in urban areas or Higher Standard of Living in Cities. 24. ..... Guarantee Act, 2005 aims to provide 100 days of wage employment to every household in the rural areas A) British National Rural Employment. B) Mahatma Gandhi National Urban Employment. C) Modi National Rural Employment. D) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment. 25. How many Rupees does Lakha Singh's family get in hard day's work? A) Rs40. B) Rs 50. C) Rs 60. D) Rs 70. 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