National and International Poverty

Q. The poverty line is measured on the basis of the income required to afford the basic commodities.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following definitions best describes the poverty line?

1. Poverty line is used to measure social exclusion.
2. Poverty line is used to measure the level of income required to meet the minimum living conditions.
3. Poverty line is used to measure the options available to different communities to access assets.
4. Poverty line is a common method that is used to measure vulnerability.

Q. Which of the following statements explains the rationale behind having a calorie requirement-based calculation method to estimate the poverty line?

1. The food requirement of people cannot be expressed in monetary value.
2. People living in different areas have varied diets and requirements.
3. There are no feasible methods other than the poverty line method.
4. People living in different areas have same diets and requirements.

Q. Which of the following figures represents the percentage of the Indian population living in poverty based on the national poverty line?

1. 27.3%
2. 21.9%
3. 22.5%
4. 21.6%

Q. Which of the following organisations set the standard of $1.90 per person per day for the poverty line estimation?

1. International Monetary Fund
2. Reserve Bank of India
3. World Health Organization
4. National Sample Survey Organisation

Q. According to the international poverty line, almost % of the Indian population lived in extreme poverty in 2011.

1. 22.5
2. 34.4
3. 27.7
4. 25.6

Q. Which among the following tools is used to measure the minimum income required for buying the bare necessities in a country?

1. National poverty limit
2. Poverty equation
3. National poverty line
4. Poverty trap

Q. Which among the following terms indicates families living below the poverty line?

1. Sarvodaya families
2. Annadata families
3. APL families
4. Antyodaya families