CBSE - Poverty as a Challenge

1 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Social exclusion denies certain individuals the
(1) facilities
(2) benefits
(3) opportunities
(4) all the above

2 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?
(1) Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
(2) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(3) Orissa, Bihar
(4) None

3 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
(1) Lack of proper implementation
(2) Lack of right targeting
(3) Corruption at the highest level
(4) Overlapping of schemes

4 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Poverty line in rural areas is (As per 1999 – 2000 prices)
(1) Rs 328
(2) Rs. 370
(3) Rs 454
(4) Rs. 460

5 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE What are accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?
(1) 2100 (2) 2400 (3) 2800 (4) 2500

6 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which one from the following states is above the national average of poverty ratio?
(1) West Bengal (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Karnataka

7 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India?
(1) Income level
(2) Illiteracy level
(3) Employment level
(4) All of these

8 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which one of the social groups is vulnerable to poverty?
(1) Scheduled caste
(2) Urban casual labour
(3) Rural agricultural households
(4) All the above

9 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE How many people in India live below the poverty line?
(1) 30 crores
(2) 26 crores
(3) 28 crores
(4) 24 crores

10 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 1981 to 2001?
(1) Sub-Saharan Africa (2) India (3) China (4) Russia