Chapter 8 - Poverty in India 1

Poverty defined as inability to secure minimum human need concerning:

• Food

• Clothing

• Education

• Housing

Relative poverty means comparison of the standard of living and the income between two persons or two societies or two countries. It complied in terms of:

• Per Capita Income

• Per Capita Consumption Expenditure

• GDP

• National Income

Find odd word out on the basis of 'General Measures to eradicate poverty'

• Control of population

• Rural Work

• Minimum Wages

• National Health Mission

Find odd word out: Specific Measure

• EGS

• Progressive Tax System

• PMAY

• SBM

Material Dimension : Food ; Non Material Dimension : __________

• Clothing

• Shelter

• Equality

• Health

Absolute Poverty : ____________ ; Relative Poverty : Comparison of Standard of Living

• Minimum Income

• Minimum Calories

• Human Rights

• Per Capita Consumtion

Give economic term: A Situation in which people unable to fulfil basic needs.

• Hardship

• Poverty

• Inability

• Insolvency

Give economic term: Imaginary line which divides Poor and Non Poor.

• Poverty Line

• Rich and Poor Line

• Threshold Line

• Deprivation Line

Relative poverty is universal by nature.

• Disagree

• Agree

_____________ is observed as International Day for Eradication of Poverty.

• 20th November

• 17th October

• 27th January

• 10th October