CBSE  /  Class 12  /  Economics  /  Poverty

  • 1. 
    More than _______ of the world’s poor live in India.

  • half
  • one-third
  • one-fourth
  • one-fifth

  • 2. 
    What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011-12?

  • 26.1%
  • 19.3%
  • 22%
  • 32%

  • 3. 
    Which of the following is the poverty determination measure?

  • Head Count Ratio
  • Sen Index
  • Poverty Gap Index
  • All of these

  • 4. 
    When was the Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand was formed?

  • 1969
  • 1979
  • 1989
  • 1999

  • 5. 
    Those who regularly move in and out of poverty are called

  • Chronically poor
  • Churning poor
  • Occasionally poor
  • Transient poor

  • 6. 
    In 2011-12, poverty line was defined worth ________ as consumption per person a month for rural areas and _______ for urban areas.

  • ₹816 and ₹1,000
  • ₹1,012 and ₹1,210
  • ₹550 and ₹860
  • ₹860 and ₹673

  • 7. 
    Which of the following is an action adopted under the provision of minimum basic amenities to the people?

  • Prime Minister’s RozgarYojna
  • Swarna Jayanti Shahari RozgarYojna
  • Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna
  • National Rural Livelihood Mission

  • 8. 
    In 2011-12, which state had the highest poverty rate in India?

  • Odisha
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal

  • 9. 
    NFWP was launched in:

  • November 2004
  • December 2003
  • November 2002
  • December 2005

  • 10. 
    Which of the following programmes provide assistance to elderly people are given under?

  • VAMBAY
  • NSAP
  • PMGY
  • PMRY
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