Alternate Measures of Poverty

Q.

Compared to urban women more rural women are found working. Why?

Q.

What are different sources of data on unemployment?

Q. measures income inequality in an economy.

1. Sen Index
2. Gini Coefficient
3. Lorenz Number
4. GDP

Q.

A survey finds that in a population of 500 people lie below the poverty line. Calculate head count ratio.

1. 1

2. 5

3. None of these

Q. The index that considers undernourishment, height-weight ratio and child mortality is .

1. PGI
2. GHI
3. GDP
4. Sen Index

Q. A country in which one person owns all the wealth of the economy has a Gini coefficient of .

1. -1
2. \N
3. 1
4. Infinity

Q. To measure hunger, recently an index called ________ is being used as a yardstick.

1. Poverty line
2. World Hunger Index
3. World hunger list
4. Poverty list

Q. Explain the indicator which is used for measuring the development of a country?

Q. compare the life expectancy, per capita income, and literacy of India and nepal