Q 1 – NFWP is stand for:
(a) National Federation for Work and Progress
(b) National Forest for Wildlife Protection
(c) National Food and Wheat Processing
(d) National Food for Work Programme
(d) National Food for Work Programme
Q 2 – How many people in India live below the poverty line?
(a) 30 crores
(b) 26 crores
(c) 28 crores
(d) 24 crores
(b) 26 crores
Q 3 – Vulnerability to poverty is determined by the options for finding an alternative living in terms of:
a) assets
b) education
c) health
d) all of these
d) all of these
Q 4 – In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
Q 5 – Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates?
(a) Huge income inequalities
(b) Unequal distribution of land
(c) Lack of effective implementation of land reforms
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 6 – Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Jawahar lal Nehru
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 7 – Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
(a) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
(b) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) Rural Employment Generation Programme
(d) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
(a) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
Q 8 – Which one are not the major causes of income inequality in India?
(a) Unequal distribution of land
(b) Lack of fertile land
(c) Gap between rich and the poor
(d) Increase in population
(b) Lack of fertile land
Q 9 – Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
(a) Lack of proper implementation
(b) Lack of right targeting
(c) Corruption at the highest level
(d) Overlapping of schemes
(c) Corruption at the highest level
Q 10 – Which one from the following states is above the national average of poverty ratio?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
(a) West Bengal
Q 11 – Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Jawahar lal Nehru
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 12 – Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of
(a) calories per day
(b) wheat consumption
(c) rice consumption per day
(d) none of the above
(a) calories per day
Q 13 – Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?
(a) Scheduled castes
(b) Scheduled tribes
(c) Casual labourers
(d) All the above.
(d) All the above
Q 14 – Which one from the following is considered as poor?
(a) A rich landlord
(b) A businessman
(c) A landless labourer
(d) A teacher
(c) A landless labourer
Q 15 – The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana was launched in:
(a) 1979
(b) 1989
(c) 1999
(d) 2009
(c) 1999 . It was launched in 1999
Q 16 – A person is considered poor if his or her income level falls below a given:
(a) ‘maximum level’ necessary to fulfill basic needs
(b) ‘minimum level’ necessary to fulfill basic needs
(c) could be (a) and (b) both
(d) none of the above
(b) ‘minimum level’ necessary to fulfill basic needs
Q 17 – The Government of India has launched poverty alleviation programs for combating poverty in the Country. When was the national Rural employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) Passed By the Government of India ?
a) 2003
b) 2005
c) 2007
d) 2009
2005
Q 18 – The determination of poverty line is a periodic activity in India.
Who collects the data for the determination of the poverty line in India?
a) central statistical organization (CSO)
b) Ministry of Home Affairs
c) ministry of Planning and personnel
d) National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO)
d) National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO)
Q 19 – The World Bank uses a uniform standard for the determination of the international poverty line.
What is the poverty line stipulated by the World Bank?
a) Rs. 100 per person per day
b) $ 1.90 per person per day
c) $ 10 per person per day
d) £ 1.90 per person per day
b) $ 1.90 per person per day
Q 20 – There are wide regional variations in terms of poverty in India.
How many India states and Union Territories have a poverty ratio less than the national average?
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20
d) 20
Q 21 – The current anti-poverty programme consists of two planks. Name them.
The two planks of the current anti-poverty programme are:
- Promotion of economic growth
- Targeted anti-poverty programmes
Q 22 – Explain the colonial rule and income inequalities as causes of poverty.
One historical reason responsible for the low level of economic development, i.e., poverty, was the British colonial administration. It was responsible for the ruin of the traditional handicrafts and textile industries. It led to a fall in employment and thereby income level.
The situation was further aggravated by the high growth rate of population. As a result, the growth . rate of per capita income was very low.
Another major cause of poverty has been the huge inequalities in income, which are attributed to unequal distribution of land and other resources. Major policy initiatives like land reforms which aimed at redistribution of assets in rural areas were not properly implemented.
Q 23 – “Every fourth person in India is poor.” Substantiate the given statement.
The above statement throws light upon the fact that in India there is poverty all around us. This
implies that roughly 270 million people in India live in poverty. This also substantiates the fact that India has the largest single concentration of the poor in the world.
India faces the biggest challenge on the poverty front with the landless labourers in villages, over crowded jhuggis in cities, daily wage workers, child workers in the dhabas and beggars around us.
Q 24 – Explain the two methods to estimate poverty line.
The two methods used to estimate poverty line are: –
- Income method. It this method, the poverty line is estimated with the help of minimum income required. In the year 2011-12, the poverty line for a person was fixed at ₹ 816 per month
for the rural areas and ₹ 1,000 per month for the urban areas. The higher amount for urban areas has been fixed because of high prices of essential products in urban areas. - Consumption method. In this method, the average calorie requirement of a person is multiplied to the current prices. The accepted average calorie requirement in India is 2,400 calories per person per day in rural areas and 2,100 calories per person per day in urban areas.
Q 25 – What are the main features of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005?
The main features of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 are:
- The Act assures 100 days employment every year to every rural household.
- It also aimed at sustainable development to address the cause of draught, deforestation and soil erosion.
- One-third of the jobs are reserved for women.
- The share of SCs, STs and women are 23 per cent, 17 per cent and 53 per cent respectively, (i.e) Under this, the average wage has increased from ₹ 65 in 2006-07 to ₹ 132 in 2013-14.
- The scheme provided employment to 220 crores person days of employment to 4.78 crore household.