Measuring Poverty

Q. The average calorie requirement per person per day is _________.

1. between 2000 calories and 2500 calories
2. between 1500 calories and 2000 calories
3. between 1000 calories and 1500 calories
4. between 3000 calories and 3500 calories

Q. What are the two approaches to measure poverty in an economy?

1. Relative poverty
2. Churning poverty
3. Transient poverty
4. Absolute poverty

Q. Per capita income is calculated by dividing the population by the national income.

1. False
2. True

Q. __________ refers to the average amount of money earned per person in a year in a particular country.

1. Per capita income
2. National income
3. Gross domestic product
4. National gross domestic product

Q. Which of the following tools are helpful in determining the relative poverty in a country?

1. National income
2. Population
3. Per capita income
4. Personal income

Q. With respect to the poverty line, where would the people who earn less than the minimum amount of income fall?

1. On the poverty line
2. Below the poverty line
3. Above the poverty line
4. They are not impacted by the income level

Q. Which of the following refers to a condition where people lack the means to maintain a deecent standard of living in a particular society?

1. National income
2. Per capita income
3. Absolute poverty
4. Relative poverty

Q. Assertion (A): Absolute poverty refers to the distribution of national income across the individuals and households in a country.

Reason (R): Absolute poverty in a country can be measured by looking at the consumption level in a country.

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

Q. Which of the following can be deemed as indicators of poverty?

1. Illiteracy
2. Malnutrition
3. Unemployment
4. Bank account
5. Healthcare
6. Infrastructure
7. Natural resource
8. Labour force

Q. Which of the following measures poverty in terms of the consumption level of a country?

1. Relative poverty
2. Absolute poverty
3. Churning poverty
4. Transient poverty

Q. What do we call a situtation in which a household does not have sufficient income to even meet its basic needs?

1. Relative poverty
2. Per capita income
3. Absolute poverty
4. National income

Q. Which among the following kinds of poverty involves the comparison of national income or per capita income?

1. Comparative poverty
2. Relative poverty
3. Absolute poverty
4. Fixed poverty

Q. Find the correct match for the words.

1. Average income
2. Total income
3. Income distribution
4. Consumption level