CBSE - Poverty as a Challenge

1 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering ?
(1) Mahatma Gandhi (2) Indira Gandhi (3) Jawahar lal Nehru (4) Subhash Chandra Bose

2 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE In which state is the public distribution system responsible for the reduction in poverty?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) None of the above

3 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE  Which organization carries out survey for determining the poverty line?
(1) NSSO
(2) CSO
(3) Planning Commission
(4) None of the above

4 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

5 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of
(1) calories per day
(2) wheat consumption
(3) rice consumption per day
(4) none of the above

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 Who are the poorest of the poor?
(1) Women
(2) Old people
(3) Children
(4) All the above

8 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which industry suffered the most during colonial period?
(1) Jute (2) Textile (3) Indigo (4) All the above

9 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which of the following programmes was launched in the year 2000?
(1) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(2) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
(3) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
(4) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana

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