Causes of Poverty

Q. Which of the following are the features of Indian agriculture?

1. Disguised unemployment
2. Underemployment
3. Traditional methods
4. Fragmented landholdings

Q. Assertion (A): Agriculture has witnessed a decline in job opportunities and this has manifested itself in the form of disguised unemployment.

Reason (R): Landholdings in India are fragmented and small.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.

Q. Which of the following is not a cause of poverty in India?

1. Overpopulation
2. Advanced technology
3. Unemployment
4. Low per capita income

Q. After Industrial Revolution in Britain, India became the country that supplied raw materials and the market where finished goods were sold.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following is not a reason for poverty in India?

1. Huge population
2. Unemployment
3. Lack of natural resources
4. Rural economy

Q. What are the three main causes of poverty in India?

Q. Which of the following statements highlights an example of the socio-cultural factors impacting poor people ?

1. A household spending money to buy food items.
2. A household spending money to send children to school.
3. A poor household spending money for an expensive prayer meeting.
4. A household investing money to start a new business.

Q. During the colonial rule, India witnessed an exponential growth in the industrial sector.

1. False
2. True

Q. The Green Revolution failed to bring about a uniform socio-economic change across the country.

1. False
2. True

Q.

What do rural areas lack?

Q. Which of the following led to fragmented or smaller landholdings?

1. Unequal distribution of land
2. Equal distribution of land
3. Inheritance by children
4. Disguised unemployment

Q. Which of the following describes a situation that arises when a larger labour force than what is required gets employed because of less job opportunities?

1. Disguised unemployment
2. Technological unemployment
3. Frictional unemployment
4. Structural unemployment

Q. Which of the following presonalities is referred to as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Motilal Nehru
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Subhash Chandra Bose

Q. Which of the following has led to low productivity in the agricultural sector?

1. Adoption of scientific methods
2. Farming using traditional methods
3. Green Revolution in India
4. Public Distribution System

Q. Which of the following refers to a situation where people do not use all their skills, education, or availability to work?

1. Employment
2. Unemployment
3. Underemployment
4. Overemployment

Q. Which of the following is indirectly responsible for India's low economic growth?

1. Industrial Revolution in India
2. Industrial Revolution in Britain
3. Green Revolution in India
4. Green Revolution in Britain

Q. Match the following with the most relevant phrases.

1. Unutilised skill
2. BPL population
3. Average income
4. Low economic growth