12th Standard CBSE - Economics - Poverty

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Question - 1

When poverty is related to the distribution of income, it is called

  • A low line poverty
  • B relative poverty
  • C absolute poverty
  • D None of these

Question - 2

Which of the following method is used to measure income inequalities?

  • A Gini Co-efficient
  • B HDI
  • C Both of these
  • D None of these

Question - 3

A person in urban India is considered below the poverty line, if his daily intake of calories is less than

  • A 2000
  • B 2100
  • C 2400
  • D 2500

Question - 4

People who do not usually have sufficient money to fulfil their basic needs are referred to as

  • A usually poor
  • B always poor
  • C oecassionally poor
  • D churning poor

Question - 5

As per Rangarajan Committee, per capita income required per month to consume minimum calorie in take in urban areas is

  • A Rs.816
  • B Rs.972
  • C Rs.1,000
  • D Rs.1,407

Question - 6

Poverty ratio has______for both urban and rural areas.

  • A increased
  • B decreased
  • C remains constant
  • D None of these

Question - 7

Which one of the following groups is vulnerable to poverty?

  • A Scheduled caste
  • B Landless agricultural labourer
  • C Urban agricultural household
  • D All of the above

Question - 8

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are ............ and............

  • A poor and unhealthy
  • B unemployed and poor
  • C poor and illiterate
  • D poor and miserable

Question - 9

Which of the following programme has been merged with MNREGA?

  • A Foodfor Work Programme
  • B National Foodfor Work Programme
  • C Rural Employment Generation Programme
  • D None of the above

Question - 10

IRDP and allied programme and million wells scheme were integrated into one in 1999 and since then it is known as

  • A Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
  • B Sampoorna Gram Swarozgar Yojana
  • C National Foodfor Work Programme
  • D None of the above
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