Trends in Poverty

Q. Following data relates to density of population, number of deaths and population of various cities. Calculate death rate and Karl Pearson coefficient between density of population and death rate.

Cities	P	Q	R	S	T	U
Density of Population	200	500	700	500	600	900
Number of Deaths	840	300	312	560	1, 140	1, 224
Population	42, 000	30, 000	24, 000	40, 000	90, 000	72, 000

Q.

Give reasons for the slow growth and re-emergence of poverty in Pakistan.

Q.

The three dimensional attack on poverty adopted by the government has not succeeded in poverty alleviation in India. Comment.

Q. Distinguish between the following.

Birth rate and Death rate.

Q. State whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Density of population is low in India.

2. Death rate is declining faster than birth rate.

3. Family planning programme is successful in India.

4. Birth rate in India is increasing.

5. Improvement in the status of women can check population growth.

Q.

Rising population implies rising incidence of poverty in India. State True or False.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Head count ratio is:

1. Number of poor as a proportion of people living below the poverty line

2. None of the above

3. Number of people who are living above the poverty line

4. Number of rural people depending on agriculture as their source of livelihood

Q. Which of the following is not a valid reason for the failure of poverty alleviation programme in India?

1. Lack of right targeting
2. Lack of proper implementation
3. Overlapping of schemes
4. All the above

Q. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the bracket.

1. The difference between birth rate and death rate is called___________
( population explosion, survival rate, fertility rate, mortality rate.)

2. According to 2001 census India’s population is_______ crores.
(94, 102.7, 157, 124)

3. The year ___________ is described as the year of great divide.
(1921, 1947, 1951, 1971)

4. India’s population is _______ largest in the world.
(1^st, 4^th, 2^nd, 5^th)

5. Family planning programme was introduced in the year___________
(1950, 1952, 1942, 2000)

Q. If the population of India continues to increase at this rate, the situation in regard to food and cloth _______________.

1. is likely to remain the same
2. is likely to become less satisfactory
3. is likely to vary up and down
4. is likely to improve

Q. Answer the following questions

State social effects of unemployment.

Q. Essay type questions

State and explain the causes of unemployment.

Q. Which of the following is true regarding poverty alleviation programmes?

1. They failed to address the vast majority of living on or just above the poverty line
2. No active participation of the poor
3. Non-participation of local level institutions in programme implementation
4. All of the above

Q. What among the following are some of the characteristics of poor and vulnerable groups?

1. Many of them are landless
2. They possess few assets
3. They reside in kutcha hutments
4. All of the above

Q. The third approach to addressing poverty is to provide minimum basic amenities to the people. This was followed from the _________.

1. fourth five year plan
2. none of the above
3. fifth five year plan
4. third five year plan

Q. How can relative poverty be measured?

1. Through maximum income.
2. Through minimum income.
3. Through definite income.
4. Through average income

Q. Essay type questions

Explain the effect of unemployment on Indian economy.

Q. Poverty can effectively be eradicated by ________.

1. encouraging poor people to participate
2. identify poverty-stricken areas
3. provide infrastructure such as schools, roads, power, telecom etc
4. all of the above

Q. Essay type Or Write in detail.
Write in detail the 10th Five Year Plan of India.

Q. Which of the following is true regarding the poverty alleviation programmes?

1. Over the last five and a half decades, it has not undergone any radical transformation
2. Sufficient resources were allocated to these programmes
3. Benefits from poverty alleviation programmes have only been appropriated by the poor
4. None of the above

Q. Answer the following questions

What are the causes of urban unemployment?

Q.

The first World Development Report was titled ___________.

1. Prospects for Growth and Alleviation of Poverty
2. Mind and Culture
3. Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World
4. Gender Equality and Development

Q. The governments approach to poverty reduction was of three dimensions. What were they?

1. By providing minimum basic amenities to the people
2. All of the above
3. Growth-oriented approach
4. Through specific poverty alleviation programmes

Q. Poverty alleviation programmes are also called ________.

1. employment generation programmes
2. development programmes
3. upliftment programmes
4. none of the above

Q. Amartya Sen insisted that land reforms, education and health are essential for eradicating ___________ and thus, the Government must prioritize its spending towards these fields.

1. economic deterioration
2. scarcity of resources
3. poverty
4. inflation

Q.

what is head count ratio ?

Q. What are the important measures of poverty alleviation in India ? Explain in Brief.

Q. Government's poverty alleviation approach that was followed from third five year plan was ____________.

1. growth-oriented approach
2. poverty alleviation programmes
3. All of the above
4. providing minimum basic amenities to the people

Q.

What is the idea behind various poverty alleviation programmes implemented by the government?

1. To offer greater economic opportunities to the poorer sections of the society, particularly in the rural areas.

2. To offer subsidy on the purchases made by the poor living in rural areas.

3. To improve the living conditions of the poor.

4. To offer equal pay to men and women in both rural and urban areas.