Poverty Line

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Differentiate between rural and urban poverty.

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UNDP has identified two categories of poverty. Briefly explain those categories.

Q.

Why is the calorie based norm not adequate to identify the poor?

Q. The poverty line separates the poor from the .

1. rich
2. middle class only
3. non-poor
4. very poor

Q.

How did railways help people when famines occurred during the colonial period?

Q.

Write a note on different categories of poverty.

Q.

Distribution parameter is used to measure absolute poverty while poverty line is used to measure relative poverty. State True or False.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Who among the following can be called chronic poor?

1. landless workers and casual workers

2. seasonal workers
   

3. a worker working two shifts at a factory a day
   

4. a worker employed for only six months in a year

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Which of the following correctly defines poverty?

1. It is the inability to have a decent standard of living.
   

2. It is the inability to fulfill the minimum requirements of life.

3. It is the inability to get minimum calorie requirements per day.

4. It is the inability to get proper health care and education.
   

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Poverty is prevalent in both rural and urban areas. State True or False.

1. False

2. True

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Who are the poorest of the poor?

1. Children
2. Old people
3. Women
4. All of the above

Q.

What are the common characteristics of poor people?

1. lack of basic amenities

2. starvation and hunger

3. malnutrition

4. All of the above

Q. Abid works at BYJU'S on a permanent basis. BYJU'S is a listed firm. Thus, Abid will be classified as .

1. a casual worker
2. partially-employed
3. regular salaried
4. seasonally employed

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A survey finds that in a population of 1000, 400 people lie below the poverty line. Calculate the head count ratio.

1. 0.4

2. 6

3. None of these

4. 2.5

Q. Match the following types of poverty with their implications.

1. Below the PL for long
2. Frequently Changing Places
3. Mostly below PL
4. Mostly above PL

Q. Identify the social and economic groups which are most vulnerable to poverty in India.

Q. The first economist to attempt constructing the poverty line was .

1. PC Mahalanobis
2. Dadabai Naoroji
3. Kaushik Basu
4. Amartya Sen

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Which of the following correctly explains the concept of poverty line?

1. It refers to a cut-off point (in terms of per capita expenditure), which divides people of a region as poor and non-poor.

2. It is a line that shows the actual level of goods and services consumed by people in a region.

3. It is a line used for measuring poverty in a region.
   

4. It is a line that tells the percentage of poor living in an area.
   

Q. There is plenty of food in the world for everyone then why do so many people still die of hunger?

Q.

Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana started in?

1. 1997

2. 1990

3. 2001

4. 2000

Q. GER stands for _________.

1. gross entertainment ratio
2. gross enrolled ratio
3. gross enrolment ratio
4. none of the above.

Q. The poverty line basis set for the rural areas in India in 2005-06 is _______________.

1. 300 per month
2. 350 per month
3. 368 per month
4. 456 per month

Q. Assertion :(A) Poverty is essentially a social phenomenon and secondarily a material or physical phenomenon. Reason: (R) Poverty is the socio-economic phenomenon whereby the resources available to a society are used to satisfy the wants of the few while many do not have even their basic needs met.

1. (A) is false, but (R) is true
2. Both (A) and (R) are correct
3. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
4. (A) is true, but (R) is false

Q. People who are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck are called _______.

1. chronic poor
2. churning poor
3. occasionally poor
4. transient poor

Q. In an under-developed economy, Poverty is _____________.

1. not found at all
2. minimum
3. moderate
4. maximum and wide-spread

Q. Absolute poverty is the inability to afford the basic amenities.

1. True
2. False

Q. Poverty is a social problem not only in India but the whole world.

1. True
2. False