CBSE - Poverty as a Challenge

1 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE  In rural areas, which of the following are not poor?
(1) Landless agricultural workers
(2) Backward classes
(3) Rural artisans
(4) Medium farmers

2 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE  In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?
(1) Jammu & Kashmir
(2) West Bengal
(3) Punjab
(4) Gujarat

3 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE Which one from the following is considered as poor?
(1) A rich landlord
(2) A businessman
(3) A landless labourer
(4) A teacher

4 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE  Which state has the largest percentage of poors in India?
(1) Bihar (2) Orissa (3) Kerala (4) Punjab

5 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE For how many days MNREGA provides employment?
(1) 70 (2) 80 (3) 90 (4) 100

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

7 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE  By which year governments are aiming to meet the Millennium Development Goals including halving the rate of global poverty?
(1) 2011 (2) 2015 (3) 2045 (4) 2035

8 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because:
(1) they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas.
(2) food items are expensive.
(3) they are engaged in mental work.
(4) people are engaged in physical labour.

9 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

10 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE NFWP is stand for:
(1) National Federation for Work and Progress
(2) National Forest for Wildlife Protection
(3) National Food and Wheat Processing
(4) National Food for Work Programme