Multidimensional Poverty Index

Q.

Describe poverty trends in India since 1973.

Q. Which of the following organisations introduced the Multidimensional Poverty Index?

1. UNESCO
2. UNDP
3. OPHI
4. SPHI

Q. Which of the following is not a dimension of the Multidimensional Poverty Index?

1. Happiness
2. Education
3. Health
4. Living standard

Q. Which of the following is/are used to measure the dimensions of Multidimensional Poverty Index?

1. Mean years of schooling
2. Child mortality rate
3. Happiness
4. Availability of electricity

Q. Which of the following was identified as the poorest state in India in 2015-16?

1. Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Bihar
4. Madhya Pradesh

Q. Which of the following are true according to the Multidimensional Poverty Index report of 2018?

1. The poverty rate in India increased from 55% to 82% in the 10 years between 2005-06 and 2015-16.
2. India had 635 million poor people in 2005-06, which got reduced to 364 million in 2015-16.
3. Fifty percent of the people belonging to ST were poor in 2015-16.
4. In 2015-16, out of the 364 million poor people, 156 million were children.

Q. In 2015-16, Bihar was identified as one of the richest regions.

1. False
2. True