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Strategy for poverty eradication - class-XI

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India's per capita income is __________________.

  1. low as compared to developed countries but high as compared to developing countries.

  2. high as compared to both developed and developing countries.

  3. low as compared to both developed and developing countries.

  4. high as compared to developed countries but low as compared to developing countries.


Correct Option: C

________ Misrepresentation is known as fraud.

  1. Innocent misrepresentation

  2. Wilful misrepresentation with intent to deceive

  3. both

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

Gini Index is a measure of ________.

  1. distribution of wealth among individuals

  2. inequality of distribution of income/consumption of individual

  3. equality of distribution of income/consumption of individuals.

  4. level of well being of individuals


Correct Option: B

The concept of relative property is relevant for _______________.

  1. developed countries

  2. developing countries

  3. socialist countries

  4. mixed economies


Correct Option: A

Which of the following are the achievements of poverty alleviation programmes?

  1. Higher wages.

  2. Improvement in health and nutrition.

  3. Increased income levels.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Poverty ratio in India has been falling, it implies that _____________.

  1. the number of persons living below poverty line have decreased

  2. the unemployment ratio in the economy must have fallen

  3. the inequality in income distribution must have come down

  4. the number of persons living below the poverty line might have increased


Correct Option: A

Which of the following are problems associated with poverty alleviation measures in India?

  1. Disjointed programmes

  2. Unsatisfactory administration

  3. Lack of linkages with overall strategy of development

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Poor households of the __________ have been neglected due to lack of accessibility and ignorance.

  1. urban areas

  2. remote areas

  3. rural areas

  4. semi-urban areas


Correct Option: B

Under which scheme are wages paid partly in kind, in the form of food grains, and partly in cash?

  1. Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)

  2. Food for Work Programme (FWP)

  3. National Programme of Mid-day Meals

  4. Krishi Shramik Suraksha Yojana (KSSY)


Correct Option: B

Poverty alleviation measures lacked people's participation and largely remained government sponsored programmes.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

__________ have been high with regards to poverty alleviation measures due to corruption and inefficiency in administration and management.

  1. Leakages

  2. Execution

  3. Development

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Poverty alleviation programmes have led to shift in proportion of population below poverty line (BPL) from 55% in 1973-74 to _______ in 2011-12.

  1. 18%

  2. 32%

  3. 37%

  4. 22%


Correct Option: D

Economic development would be meaningless unless the growth ultimately reaches the ___________.

  1. rich strata of the society

  2. masses

  3. business firms

  4. government


Correct Option: B

_____________ is set at the level of consumption expenditure per person required for the minimum calorie intake.

  1. Malnutrition

  2. Poverty line

  3. Unemployment level

  4. Inflation


Correct Option: B

____________, in India, has been described as that situation where an individual fails to earn sufficient income to buy minimum means of subsistence.

  1. Poverty

  2. Poverty line

  3. Social poverty

  4. Income poverty


Correct Option: A

The poverty line is India has been defined largely in terms of _________.

  1. income poverty

  2. food poverty

  3. human poverty

  4. social poverty


Correct Option: B

The poverty line, in India, indicates _______________.

  1. income level required to buy minimum quantity of food items

  2. income level required to buy minimum quantity of basic food items and a few selected non-food items.

  3. economic growth required to fulfill the minimum needs of total population

  4. income level required to buy few selected non-food items.


Correct Option: B

Poverty line is determined in terms of minimum nutritional level of food energy required for subsistence which is expressed in terms of ______________.

  1. daily intake of calories

  2. weekly intake of calories

  3. daily intake of protein

  4. daily intake of energy values


Correct Option: A

The extent of poverty, in India, is measured by _________, i.e, estimating the number of persons falling below poverty line and measuring them as a proportion of population. 

  1. headcount ratio

  2. population ratio

  3. both 'a and b'

  4. neither 'a nor b'


Correct Option: A

Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with _________.

  1. promoting cottage industry in villages

  2. promoting employment among rural unemployed youth

  3. providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line

  4. all of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The beneficiaries of Kutir Jyoti Scheme will have to pay the energy bills for energy utilised regularly as per the company's norms. The scheme has been started to light up BPL homes.

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was started in the year _____.

  1. $1999$

  2. $2001$

  3. $2003$

  4. $2005$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was notified on September 7, 2005. The objective of the Act is to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was launched in ____.

  1. 1978-79

  2. 1970-71

  3. 1985-86

  4. 1991-92


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) is a program of the Government of India launched in financial year 1978 and extended throughout India by 1980. It is a self-employment program intended to raise the income-generation capacity of target groups among the poor.

In which states the public distribution system is held responsible for the reduction in poverty?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu reduced poverty due to its coverage as well as pricing. Each family, whether below the poverty line or not, is entitled to 20 kg of rice at Re. 1 a kg. 
  • To reduce poverty in Andhra Pradesh, white cards are issued to the households falling below the poverty line, to provide the subsidised rice. Thus number of people below poverty line declined during 1990's increasing white cards distribution.

Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line?

  1. NSSO

  2. CSO

  3. Planning Commission

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The poverty line is estimated periodically once in five years, by conducting sample surveys. These surveys are carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO).

NSSO is an organisation setup by the government to carry out surveys on socio-economic, demographic, agricultural and industrial subjects for collecting data from households and from enterprises located in villages and in the towns.

In which state the land reform measures have helped to reduce poverty?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Punjab

  3. West Bengal

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Land reform constitutes the measures to improve the economic con­dition of agricultural tenants in West Bengal. It aims at the redis­tribution of land-ownership in favour of the culti­vating class.

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

  1. Lack of proper implementation

  2. Lack of right targeting

  3. Overlapping of schemes

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The results of the poverty alleviation programmes have been mixed. One of the major reasons for less effectiveness is the lack of proper implementation and right targeting. Moreover, there has been a lot of overlapping of schemes. Despite good intentions, the benefits of these schemes are not fully reached to the deserving poor. Therefore, the major emphasis in recent years is on proper monitoring of all.

Which of the following committees has been set up in India for identification of BPL families in urban areas?

  1. Tendulkar Committee

  2. Saxena Committee

  3. Lakdawala Committee

  4. Hashim Committee


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Planning Commission constituted an Expert Group under the Chairmanship of Professor S.R.Hashim for identification of BPL (Below Poverty Line) households in urban areas based on a threefold methodology of residential, social and occupational vulnerabilities.

The International Day of Older Persons is observed on ________ each year. 

  1. September 1

  2. October 1

  3. November 1

  4. December 1


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The day is marked to raise awareness among the masses about the issues that affect the old people. It is also a way to acknowledge the contributions of the elderly to the society.

What is the average calories required in rural areas for measuring poverty?

  1. 2400 calories per day

  2. 2500 calories per day

  3. 2100 calories per day

  4. 2300 calories per day


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

To check the poverty line, daily consumption of food is checked along with income and spending of an individual. The threshold for food consumption has been set to 2400 calories per day in rural areas below which the individual is considered as poor.

In which state of India is the proportion of the poor highest?

  1. Bihar

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Orissa

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh: The poverty in UP is 29.43%.
UP is the state with the greatest number of malnourished children.

What is the average calories required in urban areas for measuring poverty?

  1. 2400 calories per day

  2. 2600 calories per day

  3. 2100 calories per day

  4. 2200 calories per day


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To check the poverty line, daily consumption of food is checked along with income and spending of an individual. The threshold for food consumption has been set to 2100 calories per day in urban areas below which the individual is considered as poor.

 __________ measures the extent to which distribution of income/consumption among household or individual within the economy deviate from the perfectly equal distribution.

  1. Gini coefficient

  2. CPI

  3. NASDAQ

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Indira Awas Yojana aims at providing dwelling units to _________.

  1. all persons below poverty line

  2. SC/ST/OBcs

  3. poorest in SC/STs, free bonded labours and non- SC/STs below poverty line at free of cost

  4. SC/STs/Minority community at mere cost


Correct Option: C

In order to not to be termed as poor the minimum daily calorie requirement for a rural person is ________.

  1. 2400

  2. 2100

  3. 2000

  4. 1860


Correct Option: A

____ Index measures the extent to which distribution of income/consumption among household or individual within the economy deviates from the perfectly equal distribution.

  1. GINI

  2. Dolor

  3. NASDAQ

  4. None


Correct Option: A

In order to not to be termed as poor the minimum daily calorie requirement for an urban person is ________.

  1. 2400

  2. 2100

  3. 2000

  4. 1860


Correct Option: B

Fill in the blank.
Every _____ poor person in the world is an Indian.

  1. second

  2. third

  3. fourth

  4. fifth


Correct Option: B

India's per capita income has _______.

  1. increased considerably over past 5.5 decades.

  2. increased marginally over past 5.5 decades.

  3. decreased considerably over past 5.5 decades.

  4. decreased marginally over past 5.5 decades.


Correct Option: A

In India, the rate of gross capital formation has remained _______.

  1. considerably low over the years

  2. considerably high over the years

  3. moderate

  4. was high in earlier years but of late it has reduced.


Correct Option: A

When the Per capita income is the minimum, the population is ________.

  1. optimum

  2. over populated

  3. minimum

  4. under populated


Correct Option: B

India's National Population policy aims at -

  1. improving education and literacy rates

  2. Improving healthcare facilities

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: D

The concept of Below Poverty Line is applicable in respect of___.

  1. absolute poverty

  2. relative poverty

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: A

Inequalities in Distribution of Income are identified in the  determination of___.

  1. absolute poverty

  2. relative poverty

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: B

Poverty can be measured____.

  1. in absolute terms

  2. in relative terms

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: C

The concept of Gini Co-Efficient is applicable in respect of___.

  1. absolute poverty

  2. relative poverty

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: B

Tendulkar committee estimates poverty in India as ______%

  1. 11.9

  2. 21.9

  3. 31.9

  4. 41.9


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Gini Coefficient are often used for measuring poverty in relative sense.

  2. When Poverty is related to the distribution of income or consumption expenditure, it is Absolute poverty.

  3. In India, we mainly use the concept of Relative Poverty for measuring poverty.

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: A

In India, Poverty is measured primarily____.

  1. in absolute terms

  2. in relative terms

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: A

Which of the following can't remove poverty in India?

  1. Population control.

  2. Increase in production.

  3. Govt subsidies.

  4. Equitable distribution.


Correct Option: C

Statistic show that around ______ of the Total Population is Below Poverty Line in India (2009 - 10).

  1. nearly 30%

  2. 50%

  3. 75%

  4. 90%


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not the way to alleviate poverty?

  1. Provide pension to the poor.

  2. Control inflation in the economy.

  3. Cut government spending.

  4. Provide employment to the poor.


Correct Option: C

Which committee was set up to review the concept of poverty line?

  1. S. Chakravarty Committee

  2. K.N. Wanchoo Committee

  3. D.T. Lakdawala Committee

  4. R.C. Dutt Committee


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1993, an expert group chaired by DT Lakdawala was constituted to review the methodology for poverty estimation. From his name, the committee or group has been named as Lakdawala Committee.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Gini coefficient are often used for measuring poverty in relative sense.

  2. Poverty is solely related to the distribution of consumption expenditure.

  3. In India, we mainly use the concept of relative poverty for measuring poverty.

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gini coefficient is a measure of poverty that uses distribution of income and wealth in the economy to estimate poverty and inequality. Thus, it can be stated that Gini coefficient measures poverty in the relative sense.

Which is not related to reduction in poverty?

  1. MNREGA.

  2. SJSRY.

  3. SJGRY.

  4. Indira Gandhi Vidutikaran.


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is not the way to alleviate poverty?

  1. Provide pensions to the poor.

  2. Control the inflation in the economy.

  3. Cut the Government spending.

  4. Provide employment to the poor.


Correct Option: C

______ program facilities the construction and upgradation of dwelling units for the slum dwellers.

  1. DPAP

  2. VAMBAY

  3. TRYSUM

  4. IRDP


Correct Option: B

Which of the following measures cannot remove poverty?

  1. Population control

  2. Government subsidies

  3. Increase in production

  4. Equitable distribution


Correct Option: A

Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) was launched in ________.

  1. 1990

  2. 2000

  3. 1991

  4. 2002

  5. 1995


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

By the recommendation of report submitted by high power committee in May 1994 headed by then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao, the Rural Employment Program was launched from April 1, 1995. This was launched mainly for generation of 2 million jobs for the people living in rural areas.

Which organization carries out survey for determining the poverty line?

  1. Planning Commision

  2. Central Statistics Office

  3. National Sample Survey Office

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

National Sample Survey Organiztion (NSSO) carries out surveys determinig consumption, income, spending of the population of India. These things are required to determine the poverty level which are published in their Samle Reports.

What is the percentage of poor people in India in 2011-2012 according to Suresh Tendulkar?

  1. 20.92%

  2. 21.92%

  3. 21.34%

  4. 20.655%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Suresh tendulkar, an Indian economist and former chief of National Statistical Commission identified that 21.92% of poor people were present in India during 2011-2012.

Poverty gap is the _____________.

  1. sum of the difference between the poverty line and actual income levels of all people living below that line.

  2. sum of the difference between the poverty line and actual income levels of all people living above that line.

  3. sum of the difference between per capita income and actual income

  4. difference between number of persons above poverty line and number of persons below poverty line


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The average shortfall of income of the population below poverty line from the poverty line is called poverty gap. This measurement is used to reflect the intensity of poverty. The poverty line that is used for measuring this gap is the amount typical to the poorest countries in the world combined with the latest information on the cost of living in developing countries.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the strategy of direct attack on poverty?
 

  1. Integrated Rural Development Programme

  2. Jawahar Rozgar Yojna

  3. National Rural Employment Programme

  4. Family Planning Programme.


Correct Option: D

Gini Index is used for the measurement of _________.

  1. equality of income and wealth

  2. comparability of income and expenditure

  3. inequality of income and wealth

  4. equality or inequality of income and wealth


Correct Option: D

Gini index in zero shows ___________.

  1. perfect equality

  2. perfect inequality

  3. imperfect equality

  4. imperfect inequality


Correct Option: A

As per 2012 data, population in India below the poverty line is approximately _________.

  1. 15%

  2. 18%

  3. 20%

  4. 22%


Correct Option: D

The earlier 'Food for Work Programme' has now been converted into __________.

  1. Intensive Area Development Programme

  2. Integrated Rural Development Programme

  3. National Rural Employment Programme.

  4. Minimum Needs Programme.


Correct Option: C
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