Practice Test

Q1) An average Indian requires ________ calories from his daily consumption of food. Show Answer

Q2) ________ poverty refers to the absence of minimum subsistence. Show Answer

Q3) According to planning commission an individual in urban area requires ______ calories per day. Show Answer

Q4) _______ poverty is an universal phenomenon. Show Answer

Q5) All measures of eradicating poverty will be useless if there is ______ in the economy. Show Answer

Q6) _______ is an imaginary line which divides the economy into two different parts. Show Answer

Q7) Government should allocate more productive resources towards backward and rural areas so that the problem of _______ is solved. Show Answer

Q8) The _________ programme was introduced by late Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi to remove poverty from the country. Show Answer

Q9) Relative poverty reveals the ________ in income. Show Answer

Q10) According to planning commission an individual in rural area requires _______ calories per day. Show Answer

Q11) According to planning commission ______ and _______ are the main causes of poverty. Show Answer

Q12) Employment Gurantee Scheme was first implemented by ________ government. Show Answer

Q13) High level of unemployment is an ________ effect of poverty. Show Answer

Q14) Division of society into rich and poor leading to class conflict is a ________ effect of poverty. Show Answer

Q15) The _______ programme was launched to provide food grains at a highly subsidized rate to the people covered in the programme. Show Answer

Q16) Poverty is an age old problem. Show Answer

Q17) India’s basic problem is relative poverty. Show Answer

Q18) Rapidly rising population is the only cause of poverty in India . Show Answer

Q19) The concept of poverty line differs from country to country. Show Answer

Q20) There is no poverty in urban areas. Show Answer

Q21) The government has not taken any special measures to eradicate poverty. Show Answer

Q22) Absolute poverty is found in all countries. Show Answer

Q23) The first measure to solve the problem of poverty is to increase economic growth. Show Answer

Q24) Relative poverty cannot be eradicated. Show Answer

Q25) Poverty line is measured on the basis of minimum nutritional intake. Show Answer

Q26) Poverty is a vicious cycle. Show Answer

Q27) Absolute poverty is only found in developing and underdeveloped countries. Show Answer

Q28) The idea of the Rural Works Programme is to provide financial help to poor family to buy sheeps, bullock carts, agricultural equipments etc. at a low rate of interest. Show Answer

Q29) A person who is unable to consume 2400 calories per day in urban areas is considered to be absolute poor. Show Answer

Q30) The underdevelopment of the economy is not a reason of poverty. Show Answer

Q31) _________ poverty refers to lack of minimum subsistence Show Answer

Q32) _________ poverty is a universal phenomenon Show Answer

Q33) Poverty is a _________ phenomenon Show Answer

Q34) According to planning commission, an individual in urban area requires _________ calories per day Show Answer

Q35) _________ poverty refers to absence of minimum subsistence Show Answer

Q36) _________ poverty cannot be removed completely Show Answer

Q37) An average Indian requires _________ calories from his daily consumption of food Show Answer

Q38) When a person is unable to consume 2100 calories per day he is considered to be _________ poor Show Answer

Q39) _________ poverty is mostly found among agricultural and landless labourers or marginal farmers Show Answer

Q40) Poverty line is a _________ line Show Answer

Q41) According to World Bank, India's _________ population lived below poverty line Show Answer

Q42) An imaginary line that divides the poor and non poor is known as __________ Show Answer

Q43) Cycle of low income, low savings, low investment, low production is known as __________ Show Answer

Q44) Denial of opportunities to certain section of the people in the society is called as __________ Show Answer

Q45) Concept of poverty that covers material and non material dimension is known as __________ Show Answer

Q46) Poverty judged on the basis of relative standard of living of the people is called as __________ Show Answer

Q47) Poverty that can be completely eradicated is called as __________ Show Answer

Q48) Threshold expenditure needed to satisfy 5 basic human needs at socially acceptable levels is called as __________ Show Answer

Q49) Poverty where we can find unemployed people, slums ,unhygienic conditions etc. is called __________ Show Answer

Q50) Noted Indian economist and recipient of Bharat Ratna also noble prize winner in economics is __________ Show Answer

Q51) Anti poverty program started during British period is called as __________ Show Answer

Q52) Deprivation of basic needs to the people living in villages is __________ Show Answer

Q53) Spillover effect of migration among rural poor is called as __________ Show Answer

Q54) Situations in which there is continuous rise in the price of essential commodities is called as __________ Show Answer

Q55) The employment guarantee scheme was launched in the state of __________ Show Answer

Q56) An individual in the urban area requires __________ calories per day Show Answer

Q57) Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in the year __________ Show Answer

Q58) Comparison between standard of living is known as __________ Show Answer

Q59) Poverty line is based on __________ Show Answer

Q60) Wide inequalities have been observed in the __________ Show Answer

Q61) Inflation refers to continuous arise in the __________ Show Answer

Q62) Vicious circle of poverty was given by __________ Show Answer

Q63) Minimum wages Act was passed in the year __________ Show Answer

Q64) Find the odd word out:
Colours of Ration card
White, Green, Saffron, Yellow
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Q65) Find the odd word out:
High Poverty ratio
Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Kerala
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Q66) Find the odd word out:
Calories
2400, 1800, 2100, 2250
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Q67) Find the odd word out:
Food items
Fish, Salt, Beverages, Durable Goods
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Q68) Find the odd word out:
Low poverty ratio
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu
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Q69) Find the odd word out:
Cause of poverty
Inflation, Population explosion, Unemployment, Industrialization
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Q70) Find the odd word out:
Effects of poverty
Low national income, Anti social activities, Population explosion, Low standard of living
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Q71) Find the odd word out:
Non-food items
Durable goods, Footwear, Fuel and Light, Salt and Sugar
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Q72) Economic effects of poverty
Low national income, Anti socio activities, Low standard of living, Malnutrition and starvation.
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