CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING THE INDIAN ECONOMY Chapter 4: POVERTY OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS: ‘Question 1: A situation that shows inability to fulfilling the meagre necessities like —house, food, clothing, health facilites and health ete. is called as, - CFill up the blank with correct answer) Answer: Poverty Page 31 of 96 ‘Question 2: *The urban poor ae largely the overflow of the rural poor”. The above statement indicates the problem of. (Fill up the blank with correct answer) Answer: Migrat ‘Question 3: Those who regularly move in and out of poverty like small farmers are known as, «a)Chronic poor b)Churning poor )Occasionally poor Always poor Answer: Churning poor ‘Question 4: Who is known as Chronic poor? Answer: People who are usually poor and always poor are primarily known as Chronic poot. ‘Question 5: In pre-independent India, was the first to discuss the concept of a Poverty Line. ll up the blank with correct answer) Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji Question 6: Identify the correct sequence of alternatives given in Column Il by matching them swith respective terms in Column I I ‘COLUMNT ‘COLUMN TT [A Study Group formed by Planning. Commission for Pover ‘2005 B. ‘Task Force on Projections of the Minimum Needs and Effective | ii)1962 Consumption Demand /_C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act | 1i)2014 [D. Jan DhanY ojana iv)1979 ‘Choose the correct alternative: a) ii, iti,iv,i Answer: d) ‘Question 7: Who are transient poor? Answer: The people who move in and out of poverty line and those who some times come in the situation of Poverty are transient poor. In other words they are Churning poor and Occasionally poor. ‘Question 8: In 2011-12, the poverty line was defined for rural areas as consumption worth per person a month and for urban areas it was Fill in the blank with correct answer) Answer: Rs 816, Rs 1,000. ‘Question 9: Due to various limitations in the official estimation of poverty, scholars have attempted to find. alternative methods. Which of the following tool is not used for measuring poverty? ‘a)Sen Index byPoverty Gap Index ‘)Antyodaya Gap index ‘Squared Poverty gap Answer: ¢)Question 10: Amartya Sen, noted Nobel Laureate, has developed an index known as, Fill up the blank with correct answer) Answer: Sen Index Page 32 of 96 Question 11: Whether the following statement is true or false? ‘When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line, itis known as ‘Head Count Ratio”. “Answer: True ‘Question 12: Who estimates poverty related data in the country? Answer: National Sample Survey Organisation ( NSSO) Question 13: Which of the following is not among the government's approach to reduce poverty in India? )Growth approach byPoverty alleviation programmes )Awareness campaign 4)Provide minimum basic amenities Answer: ¢) Question 14: : Identify the correct sequence of alternatives given in Column Il by matching them with respective terms in Column 1 COLUMN I ‘COLUMN IL ‘A. Swamjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna 1)100 days of wage employment B. Food for work Programme ii)Self employment programme ‘C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act | iii) Wage employment programme D.Swamjayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna iv)Self Help Groups ‘Choose the correct option ai, ii, ii, iv hiv, it, i fi O)iv, i, i, i Ai iv, i, i Question 15 Yojna has now been restructured as National Rural Livelihood mm (NRLM). (Fill up the blank with correct answer) Answer: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) Question 16: Whether the following statement is true or false? “Under Jan Dhan Yojna each bank account holder is also entitled to Rs. | lakh accident insurance and Rs. 30,000 life insurance cover” “Answer: True Question 17: Why was Ramdas Korwa of Rachketha village not overjoyed by constructing road worth Rs 17.44 lakh? a) There was already a pacca road b)He required water in his well and some land development ©)He required a house and a swimming pool 4) He was froma rich family Answer: b) Question 18: By which year the government was aiming to meet the Millennium Development Goals including the rate of global poverty? a)2017 b)2013 ©)2015 4)2009Answer: 2015 Question 19: When we compare people on the basis of different regions, time period or people, the concept is called as poverty. ( Absolute /Relative) (Fill up the blank with correct option) Answer: Relative poverty Question 2 isa programme under which elderly people who do not have anyone to take care of them are given pension to sustain themselves. ( Fill up the blank with correct answer) Answer: National Social Assistance Programme Question 21: is a cut-off point on the line of distribution which divides the population into the poor and non-poor. a)Poverty cut-off b)Poverty Poverty line Poverty distribution Answer: Poverty line Question 22: The planning commission has defined the poverty line on the basis of the recommended nutritional necessity of. calories per person per day for urban areas. )3000 »)2500 ©)3100 42100 Answer: 2100 Question 23: Which of the following states has less poverty? © Bihar + Odisha * Uttar Pradesh + Kerala Answer: Kerala Question 24: is the sum of individual poverty. (Fill up the blank with correct answer) Answer: Aggregate poverty Question 25: Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana was launched in the year, a)2001 b)1999 )2005 42011 Answer: 2001