Poverty as a Challenge MCQ
Q.1. Every _________ person in India is poor.
(a) third (b) fourth (c) fifth (d) sixth
Ans. (b)
Q.2. Vulnerability to poverty is determined by the options for finding an alternative living in terms of
(a) assets (b) education (c) health (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.3. Social exclusion denies certain individuals the
(a) facilities (b) benefits (c) opportunities (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.4. How many people in India live below the poverty line?
(a) 30 crores (b) 26 crores (c) 28 crores (d) 24 crores
Ans. (b)
Q.5. Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line?
(a) NSSO (b) CSO (c) Planning Commission (d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.6. Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?
(a) Scheduled castes (b) Scheduled tribes (c) Casual labourers (d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.7. Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?
(a) Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (b) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(c) Orissa, Bihar (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.8. Poverty line in rural areas is (As per 1999 – 2000 prices)
(a) Rs 328 (b) Rs. 370 (c) Rs 454 (d) Rs. 460
Ans. (a)
Q.9. Who are the poorest of the poor?
(a) Women (b) Old people (c) Children (d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.10. What is the poverty ratio in the state of Orissa?
(a) 50% (b) 47% (c) 60% (d) 57%
Ans. (b)
Q.11. In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) West Bengal (c) Punjab (d) Gujarat
Ans. (c)
Q.12. In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Punjab (c) West Bengal (d) Kerala
Ans. (c)
Q.13. Which state has focused more on human resource development?
(a) Gujarat (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Kerala
Ans. (d)
Q.14. In which state is the public distribution system responsible for the reduction in poverty?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.15. What is the main cause of poverty in India?
(a) High income inequalities (b) Less job opportunities (c) High growth in population (d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.16. Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates?
(a) Huge income inequalities (b) Unequal distribution of land
(c) Lack of effective implementation of land reforms (d) All the above
Ans. (d)
Q.17. In rural areas, which of the following are not poor?
(a) Landless agricultural workers (b) Backward classes (c) Rural artisans (d) Medium farmers
Ans. (d)
Q.18. Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of
(a) calories per day (b) wheat consumption (c) rice consumption per day (d) none of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.19. As per Planning Commission, minimum daily intake of calories for determining poverty line for rural area is
(a) 2100 (b) 2400 (c) 1500 (d) none of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.20. Poverty ratio in India as compared to Pakistan is
(a) same (b) half (c) two times (d) two and a half times
Ans. (c)
