This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which year Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana started? A) 1993. B) 1992. C) 1991. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1993. 2. Where is the house of Lakha Singh located? A) Inside the village. B) Outskirts of the village. C) In town. D) Inside the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outskirts of the village. 3. Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Gaurantee Act Provides how many days of employment? A) 10 days. B) 20 days. C) 200 days. D) 100 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100 days. 4. How many pairs of hand-me-down clothes do the Ram Saran's children have? A) 2. B) 4. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 5. What are the reasons for poverty? A) Landlessness. B) Unemployment. C) Illiteracy. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 6. Who do not come under the category of urban poor? A) The casual workers. B) The unemployed. C) The shopkeeper. D) Rickshaw pullers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The shopkeeper. 7. Absolute poverty A) Can be eradicated. B) Can't be eradicated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be eradicated. 8. When PMRY launched? A) 1993. B) 1995. C) 1999. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1993. 9. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because A) They do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas. B) Food items are expensive. C) They are engaged in mental work. D) People are engaged in physical labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People are engaged in physical labour. 10. A women of the Lakha singh's family spend the day by ..... A) Chopping fodder. B) Collecting firewood. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 11. What is the accepted average calorie requirement per person in Urban areas in India A) 2400 calories. B) 33 calories. C) 2100 calories. D) 2500 calories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2100 calories. 12. There has been a significant decline in Poverty in the state of: A) Assam. B) Bihar. C) Jammu and Kashmir. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir. 13. At what age Lakha Singh's started earning? A) 8 years old. B) 9 years old. C) 7 years old. D) 10 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 years old. 14. Which of the following best describes Vulnerability to poverty of a person or community? A) High illiteracy level. B) Lack of general resistance due to malnutrition. C) Greater probability of becoming or remaining poor. D) Unable to have benefits, facilities which others enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater probability of becoming or remaining poor. 15. Who amongst the following are most prone to slip into Poverty A) Widows. B) Physically Handicapped. C) People from Backward Communited. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. Which of the following Sector is the most labour absorbing sector of Indian economy? A) Primary Sector. B) Public Sector. C) Secondary Sector. D) Tertiary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Sector. 17. In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu what has helped reduction of poverty? A) Agricultural growth. B) Land Reforms. C) Public Distribution System. D) Human Resource Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public Distribution System. 18. How many people in India live in poverty 2011-2012 A) 200 million. B) 280 million. C) 279 million. D) 270 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 270 million. 19. Which among the following is the method of estimate the poverty line? A) Investment method. B) Income and Consumption. C) Capital Method. D) Human Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Income and Consumption. 20. To make Comparison between Developing Countries, many international using a Uniform Standard Poverty Line, i.e. $ 1.90 per person per day(2011). Which International Organisation has given this poverty line? A) UNESCO. B) World Bank. C) International Monetary Fund. D) International Labour Organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) World Bank. 21. In which type of house does Lakha Singh live? A) Pakka House. B) Concrete House. C) Brick House. D) Some house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some house. 22. What has been one of the major reasons for high poverty rates in India? A) Unequal distribution of land and resources. B) High population growth. C) Lack of education. D) Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unequal distribution of land and resources. 23. Which one of the following is a necessity of a human being? A) Gold ornaments. B) Super Utility Vehicle. C) Food & Safe drinking water. D) Internet connectivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food & Safe drinking water. 24. Which program was launched for rural employment generation? A) Pm-kis. B) Mnrega. C) Mid-Day Meal Scheme. D) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mnrega. 25. A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given ..... level. A) Minimum. B) Maximum. C) Highest. D) Equilibrium. 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