This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which programme was introduced to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns? A) Pradhan Mantri Employment Scheme. B) Anti-rice project (Eye). C) Swarn Jayanti Village Self-Employment Scheme (Sagasay). D) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (Pangi). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pradhan Mantri Employment Scheme. 2. Lack of education, employment and health care detemines A) Vulnerability. B) Poverty. C) Under development. D) Unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vulnerability. 3. Who is considered as poor? A) Landlords. B) Landless labourer. C) A rich farmer. D) Businessman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Landless labourer. 4. Find out what will NOT be included as an Indicator of Poverty? A) Landlessness. B) Owning a Car. C) Living in a Jhuggi (Slum). D) Size of Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owning a Car. 5. Which organisation 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. 6. Which of the following would NOT be seen as an indicator of Poverty A) Lack of Clean water and Sanitation. B) Lack of Regular Job. C) Unable to send children to school. D) Unable to Caste Vote in Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unable to Caste Vote in Election. 7. Among the economic groups, which of the following groups are the most vulnerable groups in India? A) Rural agricultural labour households and urban casual labour households. B) Urban small shopkeepers. C) Farmers with 1-hectare land. D) Urban daily wages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural agricultural labour households and urban casual labour households. 8. What are the causes of poverty A) Less job opportunities and low growth rate of income. B) High growth rate of population. C) The policies of the colonial government ruined traditional handicrafts and discourage development of industries like textiles. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 9. Which one of the social groups is 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. 10. Which are poorest states in India according to "Poverty as a challenge '' chapter A) Odisha and Maharashtra. B) Bihar and Assom. C) Oyish and bihar. D) Gujarat and Goa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oyish and bihar. 11. MNREGA WAR A) 2003. B) 2000. C) 1999. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2005. 12. Poverty ratio in India as compared to Pakistan is A) Same. B) Half. C) Two times. D) Two and a half times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two times. 13. What is the aim of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in India? A) To distribute free textbooks. B) To provide subsidized food grains. C) To offer free healthcare. D) To provide employment opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide subsidized food grains. 14. Which Country of South East Asia made rapid economic growth resulting in a significant decline in poverty? A) India. B) China. C) Nepal. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 15. Number of Poor's in China has come down from 85% in 1981 to ..... per cent in 2008. A) 12. B) 14. C) 16. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 16. Raghu lives in a slum in Kanpur. He has a wife and two children. He works as an agricultural labour. He earns less than 1900 per month. However, with the help of a govt. scheme he manages to get 13 kg of food grains at the rate of '2 per kg wheat and? '3 per kg rice. Analyse the information given above and identify which one of the following Scheme has assisted Raghu: A) BPL Ration Card. B) APL Ration Card. C) Antyodaya Card. D) Food for work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antyodaya Card. 17. Which social and economic groups are the most vulnerable in India? A) Scheduled Castes. B) Scheduled Tribes. C) Landless farmers. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. Poverty has also resurfaced in A) America. B) Britian. C) Russia. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia. 19. Which disease did Lakha Singh's mother have? A) Cancer. B) TB. C) Diabetes. D) Heart disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TB. 20. What is the most difficult challenge faced by independent India? A) Malnutrition. B) Child Labour. C) Unemployment. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poverty. 21. Which international organisation uses a uniform standard for comparisons of countries? A) World Health Organisation. B) UNICEF. C) Red Cross. D) World Bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World Bank. 22. Disguised unemployment is mostly found in which of the following fields: A) Transportation. B) Communication. C) Farming. D) Industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farming. 23. Which group is the most vulnerable group? A) Casual Labour Farm. B) Casual Labour Non-Farm. C) Schedule Castes. D) Schedule Tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Schedule Tribes. 24. The food requirement while estimating poverty line is based on ..... A) Quality of food. B) Quantity of Food. C) Calorie consumption. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calorie consumption. 25. Which are the two poorest states in India? A) Orissa and Bihar. B) Haryana and Punjab. C) Maharashtra & Punjab. D) Bihar Rand Uttar Pradesh. 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