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Question. Which of these factors can affect the Poverty Line?
(A) Decrease in the price of commodities
(B) Decrease in the price of services
(C) Increase in the price of commodities
(D) Increase in the price of services
Answer : D

Question. When was National Rural Employment Guarantee Act passed? 
(A) In August 2008
(B) In August 2014
(C) In August 2005
(D) In August 1995
Answer : C

Question. In how many districts was NFWP initially launched? 
(A) 180 Districts
(B) 250 Districts
(C) 150 Backward Districts
(D) 370 Backward Districts
Answer : C

Question. What is meant by Social Exclusion? 
(A) Process by which all individuals are excluded from certain privileges.
(B) Process by which all individuals are given privileges.
(C) Process in which Individual or Groups are excluded from facilities and Opportunities that is enjoyed by the General people.
(D) None of these.
Answer : C

Question. Name a method to estimate Poverty Line in India.
(A) Expenditure method
(B) Income method
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Demand and supply
Answer : B

Question. Who advocated that India would be truly Independent only when the Poorest of its people become free of Human suffering? 
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Rajeev Gandhi
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer : A

Question. Which Country of South-East Asia made rapid economic growth? 
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
Answer : B

Assertion and Reason Based MCQs

Directions : In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question. Assertion (A) : Poverty means Hunger and lack of shelter.
Reason (R) : Poverty is living with a sense of hopelessness. 
Answer : B

Question. Assertion (A) : Social scientists look at Poverty through variety of Indicators.
Reason (R): Poverty has many facets. U
Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A) : Caste system is prevalent in Indian society.
Reason (R): Social exclusion reduces Poverty. U
Answer : C

Question. Assertion (A) : People in Urban areas do more physical work.
Reason (R): Calorie requirement per person is more in Rural areas than Urban areas. 
Answer : D

Question. Assertion (A) : Mahatma Gandhi always insisted that India would be truly Independent only when the Poorest of its people become free of Human suffering.
Reason (R) : One of the biggest challenges of Independent India has been to bring millions of its people out of abject Poverty. 
Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A) : A common method used to measure Poverty is based on Literacy.
Reason (R): The Poverty Line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, Footwear, fuel and light, Educational and medical requirement,etc.
Answer : D

Case-based MCQs

I. Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:

The proportion of people below Poverty Line is also not same for all social groups and economic categories in India. Social groups which are most vulnerable to Poverty are Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Households. Similarly, among the economic groups, the most vulnerable groups are the Rural Agricultural Labour Households and the Urban casual labour Households. Although the average for people below Poverty Line for all groups in India is 30, 48 out of 100 people belonging to Scheduled Tribes in Rural areas are not able to meet their basic needs. Similarly, 47 per cent of Casual workers in Urban areas are below Poverty line. About 50 per cent of landless Agricultural Workers and 43 per cent of Scheduled Castes are also poor. The double disadvantage, of being a landless casual wage labour Household in the Socially Disadvantaged Social Groups of the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribe population highlights the seriousness of the problem. Some recent studies have shown that except for the scheduled tribe Households, all the other three groups (i.e., Scheduled Castes, Rural Agricultural Labourers and the Urban Casual Labour Households) have seen a decline in Poverty in the 1990s. Apart from these Social groups, there is also Inequality of Incomes within a Family. In poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others. Women, elderly people and female infants are systematically denied equal access to Resources available to the Family. Therefore women, children (especially the girl child) and old people are Poorest of the Poor.

Question. Which Social groups are most vulnerable to Poverty in India?
(A) Scheduled caste
(B) Scheduled tribe.
(C) Agricultural labour
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Answer : D

Question. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Poverty Line?
I. The average for people below Poverty Line for all groups in India is 30, 48 out of 100 people belonging to Scheduled Tribes in Rural areas are not able to meet their basic needs.
II. 74 per cent of Casual Workers in Urban areas are below Poverty Line.
III. About 50 per cent of Landless Agricultural Workers and 43 per cent of Scheduled Castes are also poor.
Identify the incorrect option.
(A) I only (B) II only
(C) III only (D) I and III
Answer : B

Question. Who are the Poorest of the Poor?
(A) Scheduled caste
(B) Scheduled tribe
(C) Agricultural labour
(D) Women, children (especially the Girl child) and Old people.
Answer : D

Question. Agricultural Labour Households and the Urban Casual Labour Households come under :
(A) most vulnerable economic groups
(B) most vulnerable social groups
(C) poorest of poor
(D) scheduled tribe
Answer : A

Question. About ____________ per cent of landless agricultural workers and 43 per cent of Scheduled Castes are also poor.
(A) 50
(B) 70
(C) 30
(D) 80
Answer : A

II. Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:

In our daily Life, we come across many people who we think are poor. They could be Landless Labourers in villages or people living in overcrowded Jhuggis in cities. They could be Daily Wage Workers at construction sites or Child Workers in Dhabas. They could also be Beggars with Children in tatters. We see Poverty all around us. In fact, every fourth person in India is poor. This means, roughly 270 million (or 27 crore) people in India live in Poverty in 2011-12. This also means that India has the Largest Single Concentration of the Poor in the World. Since Poverty has many facets, Social Scientists look at it through a variety of Indicators. Usually the Indicators used relate to the levels of Income and Consumption. A Person is considered poor if his or her Income or Consumption level falls below a given “Minimum Level” necessary to fulfil basic needs. What is necessary to satisfy basic needs is different at different times and in different countries. Therefore, Poverty Line may vary with time and place. Each Country uses an imaginary Line that is considered appropriate for its existing level of Development and its accepted minimum social norms. The proportion of people below Poverty Line is also not same for all social groups and economic categories in India. In poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others. Women, elderly people and female infants are systematically denied equal access to Resources available to the Family. Therefore Women, Children (especially the Girl child) and old people are Poorest of the Poor.

Question. What does Poverty means?
(A) Poverty means Hunger and lack of shelter.
(B) Poverty means where sick people cannot afford treatment.
(C) Poverty means lack of clean water and sanitation facilities.
(D) All of the above.
Answer : D

Question. Poverty is looked through other Social indicators like :
(A) Lack of job Opportunities
(B) Lack of access to Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation.
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Answer : C

Question. In economic groups, the most vulnerable groups is :
(A) The Rural Agricultural Labour Household
(B) Scheduled caste Household
(C) Scheduled tribe Household
(D) None of the above
Answer : A

Question. Who among the following in poor families suffer more than others?
(A) Women
(B) Female infants
(C) Elderly people
(D) All of the above
Answer : D

III. Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same :

Poverty in India also has another aspect or dimension. The proportion of poor people is not the same in every State. States like Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa had above all India Poverty level. Bihar and Orissa continue to be the two Poorest States with Poverty ratios. There has been a substantial reduction in Global Poverty. Poverty declined substantially in China and Southeast Asian countries as a result of rapid economic growth and massive investments in Human Resource Development. There were a number of causes for the widespread Poverty in India. One historical reason is the low level of economic Development under the British Colonial Administration. The Policies of the Colonial Government ruined Traditional Handicrafts and discouraged Development of Industries like Textiles. Removal of Poverty has been one of the major objectives of Indian Developmental Strategy. In these circumstances, there is a clear need for its existing level of Development and its accepted minimum social norms. The proportion of people below Poverty Line is also not same for all social groups and economic categories in India. In poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others. Women, elderly people and Female infants are systematically denied equal access to Resources available to the Family. Therefore women, children (especially the Girl child) and Old people are Poorest of the Poor.

Question. In which year Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was launched? AE
(A) 1999
(B) 2000
(C) 2004
(D) 1995
Answer : A

Question. The aim of which of the following programme is to create self-Employment Opportunities for educated unemployed youth in Rural areas and small towns:
(A) NREGA
(B) PMRY
(C) REGP
(D) None of the above
Answer : V

Question. Which of the following States have traditionally succeeded in reducing Poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) West Bengal
(D) Both (A) & (B)
Answer : D

Question. What was ruined by the Policies of the Colonial Government?
(A) Traditional handicrafts
(B) Textiles industries
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Answer : C

Vert Short Answer Type Questions

Question. List the main problems faced by the Poor People.
Answer : (i) Lack of food and shelter.
(ii) Illiteracy.
(iii) Lack of clean water and Sanitation facilities.
(iv) Unemployment.
(v) Malnutrition.
(vi) Helplessness.

Question. Explain three ways in which Poverty can be estimated in India. OR Describe how the Poverty Line is estimated in India.
Answer : While determining the Poverty Line in India, a Minimum Level of food requirement, clothing, Footwear, fuel and light, Educational and medical requirement, etc., are determined for subsistence. (i) The Calorie Requirement depending upon the age, sex, area and type of work is the way of estimating Poverty. Average Calorie requirement in India is 2,400 per person per day in Rural areas and 2,100 per person per day in Urban areas.
(ii) Monetary Expenditure Per Capita needed is also a way of estimating Poverty. In the year 2000, the Poverty Line for a Person was fixed at `328 per month for the Rural areas and `454 for the Urban areas.
(iii) A Uniform Standard for Poverty Line is also used, which is given by International Organisations like the World Bank. This is equivalent to $ 1 per Person per day.

Question. Write a short note on Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana.
Answer : (i) PMGY was introduced in 2000. (ii) Its objective is to focus on village level Development in five critical areas, that is, Primary Health, Primary Education, Rural Shelter, Drinking Water and Roads. As a result of this, the Quality of Life of Rural people will improve.

Question. List any three objectives of Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
Answer : (i) It was started in 1999. (ii) The Programme aims at bringing the assisted poor families above the Poverty Line. (iii) It helps the Rural people to Organize themselves into Self-help groups through a mix of Bank Credit and Government Subsidy.

Question. How were the Policies of Colonial Government responsible for Poverty in India?
Answer : Policies of Colonial Government are one of the historical reasons of Poverty after and at the time of British Colonial Administration. The Policies of the Colonial Government ruined Traditional Handicrafts and discouraged Development of Industries like Textiles. The low rate of growth persisted until the 1980s. This resulted in less Job Opportunities and low growth rate of Incomes. This was accompanied by a high growth rate of population. The two combined to make the growth rate of per capita Income very low. The failure at both the fronts – promotion of economic growth and population control – perpetuated the cycle of Poverty.

Question. What is meant by ‘Vulnerability’ to Poverty? Which economic categories are more vulnerable to Poverty in India?
Answer : Vulnerability to poverty : It is a measure which describes the greater probability of certain communities or individuals (such as a Widow or a Physically handicapped person) of becoming or remaining poor in coming years. Economic categories more vulnerable to Poverty in India : Scheduled Tribes, Urban casual labourers, Rural agriculture labourers, Scheduled Castes are the major economic groups which are more vulnerable to Poverty. Among these, Scheduled Tribes contribute to 51 percent of Poverty in India.

Question. “The proportion of people below Poverty Line is also not same for All Social Groups and economic categories in India.” Explain.
Answer : (i) Social Groups: The Social Groups which are most vulnerable to Poverty are Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Households. Although the Average for people below Poverty Line for All Groups in India is 30, 48 out of 100 people belonging to Scheduled Tribes in Rural areas are not able to meet their basic needs. (ii) Economic groups: Similarly among the economic groups, the most vulnerable groups are the Rural Agricultural Labour Households and the Urban Casual Labour Households. (iii) Inequality within Family: Apart from these social groups, there is also Inequality of Incomes within a Family. In Poor families all suffer, but some suffer more than others. Women, elderly people and Female infants are systematically denied equal access to Resources available to the Family.

Question. Explain any three Social Indicators through which Poverty is looked upon.
Answer : Poverty today is looked upon through Social Indicators like Illiteracy level, lack of access to Health care, lack of Job Opportunities, etc. (i) People are poor because they are Illiterate and they are Illiterate because they are Poor. (ii) Poverty is a situation where sick people cannot afford treatment, i.e., they lack access to Health Care. (iii) Poverty also implies lack of a Regular Job at a Minimum Decent Level.

Question. Explain the two methods to estimate Poverty line.
Answer : The two methods used to estimate Poverty Line are : (i) Income method. In this method, the Poverty Line is estimated with the help of Minimum Income Required. In the year 2011-12, the Poverty Line for a Person was fixed at ` 816 per month for the Rural areas and ` 1,000 per month for the Urban areas. The higher amount for Urban areas has been fixed because of high prices of essential products in Urban areas. (ii) Consumption method. In this method, the Average Calorie Requirement of a person is multiplied to the Current prices. The accepted Average Calorie Requirement in India is 2,400 calories per person per day in Rural areas and 2,100 calories per Person per day in Urban Areas.

Question. ‘One historical reason is the low level of economic Development under the British Colonial Administration.’ Explain.
Answer : (i) The Policies of the Colonial Government ruined Traditional Handicrafts and discouraged development of Industries like Textiles. (ii) The low rate of growth persisted until the 1980s. This resulted in less job Opportunities and low growth rate of Incomes. (iii) This was accompanied by a high growth rate of population. The two combined to make the growth rate of per capita Income very low. The failure at both the fronts: promotion of economic growth and population control perpetuated the Cycle of Poverty.

Question. Describe Current Government Strategy of Poverty Alleviation.
Answer : To remove Poverty Government has adopted two approaches : (i) Indirect approach: This covers achieving high economic growth rate, promotion of Small Scale Industries, Promotion of Agriculture. This approach is also referred to as trickle down effect. It was assumed that the Development of Industry and Agriculture would create Employment Opportunities and Income, which would lead to rapid Economic Development. (ii) Direct approach: Under Direct approach Government has launched various Poverty alleviation programmes and food schemes to target the poor directly.

Question. What are the major objectives of the Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana?
Answer : (i) The Yojana was launched in 1993. (ii) The aim of the Programme is to create self- Employment Opportunities for educated unemployed youth in Rural areas and small towns. (iii) Under this unemployed are helped in setting up small Businesses and Industries.

Question. Identify the social and economic groups which are most Vulnerable to Poverty in India.
Answer : Social groups, which are most vulnerable to Poverty, are Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Households. Similarly, among the economic groups, the most vulnerable groups are the Rural Agricultural Labour Households and Urban Casual Labour Households.

Question. Explain the causes of Poverty. OR What are the main causes of Poverty in India?
Answer : Main causes of Poverty in India are : (i) Huge Income inequalities make it difficult for the Government Policies to implement properly for Poverty Elimination. Therefore, Income Inequality is a major cause of Poverty in India. (ii) Exploitation of Traditional Indian Handicrafts and Textile Industries by British Colonial Administration is another major cause of Poverty. (iii) In order to fulfil social obligations and observe Religious ceremonies, the Poor spend a lot of Money. Poor people borrow money for different reasons and become the Victims of Indebtedness.

Question. Write any three effects of economic growth on the People of India.
Answer : (i) Over a period of 30 years lasting up to the early 1980s, there was little Per Capita Income Growth and not much Reduction in Poverty. (ii) Official Poverty estimates which were about 45 per cent in the early 1950s remained the same even in the early eighties. (iii) Since the 1980s, India’s economic growth has been one of the Fastest in the World. (iv) The growth rates jumped from the average of about 3.5 per cent a year in the 1970s to about 6 per cent during the 1980s and 1990s. (v) The higher growth rates have helped significantly in the Reduction of Poverty. 

Question. Name the two plans on which the current Anti-poverty Strategy of the Government is based.
Answer : (i) Promotion of economic growth in the Country. (ii) Targeted Anti-poverty programmes. (for specific groups of people)

Question. Give one positive and one negative side of Poverty conditions in India and mention the major Weaknesses of Poverty Alleviation Programmes.
Answer : Positive aspect : India’s economic growth is one of the Fastest in the World which helps in Reducing Poverty. Negative aspect : Large number of poor live in villages and are dependent upon Agriculture where growth is much below expectation. Weakness of Poverty alleviation programme : Lack of proper Implementation and Right targeting with lots of overlapping schemes.

Question. Describe how the poverty line is estimated in India.
Answer:
A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given minimum level necessary to fulfil basic needs. Each country uses an imaginary line that is considered appropriate for its existing level of development and its accepted minimum social norms. This is called the poverty line.
While determining the poverty line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel and light, educational and medical requirements, etc., are determined for subsistence. These physical quantities are multiplied by their prices in rupees, and thereby the poverty line is arrived at. The numbers involved in the calculation of the poverty line vary. Since the economics of living in the rural parts of the country is different from that of living in the urban parts, the poverty line deducted for individuals living in the rural areas is different from that deducted for individuals living in the urban areas.
 
Question.  Do you think that present methodology of poverty estimation is appropriate?
Answer:
The present methodology of poverty estimation takes into account a minimum subsistence level of living rather than a reasonable level of living. A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given minimum level necessary to fulfil basic needs. While ensuring the minimum necessary in terms of income is indeed essential for India to bring a large section of its population out of the clutches of poverty, the government must also focus its attention upon the broader element of human poverty. A future state may be achieved wherein everybody is able to feed himself or herself. However, in the continuing presence of factors like illiteracy, lack of job opportunities, lack of access to proper healthcare and sanitation, caste and gender discrimination, etc., such a state cannot be called a poverty-free state.
 
Question. Describe poverty trends in India since 1973.
Answer:
A decline: There has been a substantial decline in the poverty ratios in India from about 55 per cent in 1973 to 36 per cent in 1993. The proportion of people below poverty line further came down to about 26 percent in 2000. Although the percentage of people living in poverty declined from 1973 to 1993, the number of poor remained stable around 320 million for a fairly long period. However, as per the latest estimates, the number of poor has shown a significant decline to about 260 million.
Rural and urban poor: The poverty trends also indicate that the problem of poverty is a much bigger menace in the rural areas than it is in the urban areas. As the greater part of the Indian population resides in the villages, the greater number of the poor also resides in the villages.
Vulnerable groups: Looked at from the point of view of the various social and economic groups in the country, the scheduled tribes, the scheduled castes, the rural agricultural labourers and the urban casual labourers turn out to be the groups most vulnerable to poverty. Though the average for people below poverty line for all groups in India is 26, the averages of these groups are higher than the average Indian poverty ratio.
Poor states: The poverty trends also show that though there has been a decline in poverty in every state from the early seventies, the success rate of reducing poverty has varied from state to state. In 20 states and union territories, the poverty ratio is less than the national average of 26. In others, the poverty ratios are higher than the national average. Among these, Orrisa and Bihar continue to be the two poorest states with poverty ratios of 47 and 43 per cent respectively. On the other hand, states like Kerala, Gujarat, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have shown a significant decline in poverty.
 
Question. Discuss the major reasons for poverty in India.
Answer:
Major reasons for poverty in India 
(i) Colonial rule: India went through a long phase of low economic development under the British colonial administration. The policies of the colonial government ruined traditional handicrafts and discouraged development of industries like textiles.
(ii) Low economic growth and high population growth: The Indian administration’s failure on the two fronts − promotion of economic growth and population control perpetuated the cycle of poverty.
(iii) Rural poverty: The effects of agricultural and rural development were limited to only certain parts of the country. As a result, while some parts of the country showed great progress in the rural sector, others continued in the shadow of poverty.
The presence of huge income inequalities is a major reason for the high poverty rates in the rural areas.
The government’s failure to properly implement major policy initiatives to tackle the issue of income inequalities has contributed to the continuance of poverty in villages.
(iv) Urban poverty: The jobs created by the industrial sector have not been enough to absorb all the job seekers. Unable to find proper jobs in cities, many people start working as rickshaw pullers, vendors, construction workers, domestic servants, etc. With irregular small incomes, these people cannot afford expensive housing. In consequence, they start living in slums. Thus, poverty (a largely rural phenomenon sometime back) has become a dominant feature of urban India as well.
(v) Socio-cultural factors: Various socio-cultural factors like caste and gender discrimination and social exclusion have contributed to the wider realm of human poverty.
 
Question. Identify the social and economic groups which are most vulnerable to poverty in India.
Answer:
The proportion of people below poverty line is not the same for all social groups and economic categories in India. The social groups of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, and the economic groups of rural agricultural labourers and urban casual labourers are the ones most vulnerable to poverty. The poverty ratios for each of these groups are higher than the average Indian poverty ratio. Apart from these groups, women, elderly people and female infants are considered to be the poorest of the poor.
 
Question. Give an account of interstate disparities in poverty in India.
Answer:
The proportion of poor is not the same in every state. Though there has been a decline in poverty in every state from the early seventies, the success rate of reducing poverty has varied from state to state. In 20 states and union territories, the poverty ratio is less than the national average of 26. In others, the poverty ratios are higher than the national average. Among these, Orrisa and Bihar continue to be the two poorest states with poverty ratios of 47 and 43 per cent respectively. Both rural and urban poverty are quite high in these states. On the other hand, states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal have shown a significant decline in poverty. Public distribution of food grains, focus on human resource development, high agricultural development and land reform measures are some of the
factors responsible for the decline in poverty in these states.
 
Question. Describe global poverty trends.
Answer:
The proportion of people in developing countries living on less than $1 per day has fallen from 28 per cent in 1990 to 21 per cent in 2001. There has been a substantial reduction in global poverty since the nineteen eighties. However, the reduction in poverty is marked with great regional differences. Due to rapid economic growth and massive investment in human resource development, poverty declined substantially in China and Southeast Asian countries.
On the other hand, in South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan), the decline has not been as rapid. While the ratio of poverty in Latin America has remained the same, in sub-Saharan Africa, poverty has risen from 41 per cent in 1981 to 46 per cent in 2001. According to the world development report of 2001, countries like Nigeria, Bangladesh and India still have a large percentage of people living under poverty.
Poverty has also resurfaced in some of the former socialist countries like Russia, where officially it was non-existent earlier.
 
Question. Describe current government strategy of poverty alleviation.
Answer:
The current anti-poverty strategy of the government has a two-lined approach − promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty programmes.
Economic growth widens opportunities and provides resources needed to invest in human development. Also, so that the poor can take advantage of this economic growth, the government has formulated several anti-poverty schemes to affect poverty directly or indirectly. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana, Rural Employment Generation Programme, Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana, Antyodaya Anna Yojana, National Food for Work Programme, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, and proposals for establishing National and State Employment Guarantee Funds are some of the anti-poverty schemes of the government.
However, despite the good intentions of these schemes, the benefits have not fully reached the deserving poor. Hence, the major emphasis in recent years has been on proper monitoring of all the poverty alleviation programmes.
 
Question. Answer the following questions briefly
(i) What do you understand by human poverty?
(ii) Who are the poorest of the poor?
(iii) What are the main features of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005?
Answer:
(i) Human poverty is a concept that goes beyond the limited view of poverty as lack of income. It refers to the denial of political, social and economic opportunities to an individual to maintain a “reasonable” standard of living. Illiteracy, lack of job opportunities, lack of access to proper healthcare and sanitation, caste and gender discrimination, etc., are all components of human poverty
(ii) Women, female infants and elderly people are the poorest of the poor. Within a poor family, such individuals suffer more than the others. They are systematically denied equal access to the resources available to the family.
(iii) Main features of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005:
(a) The Act assures 100 days employment every year to every household.
(b) Initially covering 200 districts, the Act would be extended later on to cover 600 districts.
(c) One-third of the jobs are reserved for women.

 

MCQ Question

(i) Which one of the following is the main aim of Prime Minister Rozgar Yojna (PMRY)?

  (a) To create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas &small towns;

  (b) To provide govt. jobs to the educated people of towns and cities;

  (c) To provide govt. jobs to the uneducated people of towns and cities;

  (d) None of the above.

(ii) In which one of the following states ,poverty is still a serious problem?

  (a) Tripura (b) West Bengal

  (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Punjab

(iii) Relative poverty stands for:

  (a) Total number of people living below poverty line

  (b) Poverty of people in relation to other people, religions or nations

  (c) Poor women and children

  (d) Poverty as recorded in the official documents.

(iv) For the year 2000,the poverty line for a person was fixed at:

  (a) Rs. 382 for urban and Rs. 442 for rural

  (b) Rs.442 for urban and Rs. 382 for rural

  (c) Rs.300 for rural and Rs. 400 for urban

  (d) Rs.328 rural and Rs. 454 for urban

 

Question 1. Explain the following terms: Poverty, Absolute poverty, Relative poverty, Poverty line, International poverty line, Social Exclusion, Vulnerability, Economic growth.

Question 2. What is the extent of poverty of India?

Question 3. What is the accepted calorie requirement in India?

Question 4. Why is calorie requirement higher in rural areas than in urban areas?

Question 5. What is the poverty line for the rural and urban areas in India at present?

Question 6. Why despite less calorie requirement do urban areas have a higher poverty line?

Question 7. Which groups are the most vulnerable in India?

Question 8. Who are the urban poor?

Question 9. Why does the poverty line vary with time and place?

Question 10. What are the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the poverty alleviation programmes?

Question 11. Is it possible to achieve better success in poverty reduction? How?

Question 12. Explain briefly how the poverty line is estimated in India?

Question 13. Describe the poverty trends in India since 1973.

Question 14. Discuss briefly the global poverty trends as studied by the World Bank.

Question 15. What are the social indicators of poverty?

Question 16. Give a brief account of inter-state disparities in poverty in India.

Question 17. What are the main features of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005?

Question 18. How does economic growth lead to poverty reduction?

Question 19. Discuss the causes of poverty in India?

Question 20. Discuss briefly the Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India?

Question 21. Describe the anti-poverty strategy of the current government?

 

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Worksheet for CBSE Social Science Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty as a Challenge

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