Criticism of the Estimates

Q. Relative poverty is measured by .

1. Gini coefficient
2. poverty line
3. head-count ratio
4. cost of living

Q.

State, with reasons, whether the following statements are true or false.

i) The concept of relative poverty is used to measure total number of people living below the poverty line.

ii) Extent of poverty is more in rural areas as compared to urban areas.

iii) Population explosion is one of the basic reasons for widespread poverty.

Q.

Which concept of poverty helps to assess the level of inequality in the country?

Q.

Why are poverty alleviation programmes targeted in rural areas?

Q.

Explain Gini co-efficient.

Q. The poverty line completely ignored poverty.

1. absolute
2. relative
3. rural
4. urban

Q. Low per capita income and widespread poverty is the feature of __________.

1. Capitalistic economies
2. Developed economies
3. Developing economies
4. Underdeveloped economies

Q. What led to the substantial decline in poverty in China and Southeast Asian countries?

Q. The World Bank has identified the person who spends less than __________ dollars on his daily consumption as being below the poverty line.

1. 1
2. 1.25
3. 1.5
4. 2

Q.

differentiate between national income and per capita income. Increase in real per capita income means increase in per capita availability of goods and services. Does it necessarily mean rise in the welfare of the people os the country? Give one argument in support of your answer and explain the same .

Q. What are the feature of National Income.

Q. How do you define poverty in India?

Q.

Relative poverty is measured by:

1. Gini Coefficient

2. Poverty Line
   

3. Cost of living
   

4. All of the above