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WorksheetsPoverty as a Challenge Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
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
2.
Among the economic groups, which of the following groups are the most vulnerable groups in India?
a)
Rural agricultural labour households and urban casual labour households
b)
Farmers with 1-hectare land
c)
Urban small shopkeepers
d)
Urban daily wages
3.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in :
a)
2003
b)
1999
c)
2000
d)
2005
4.
Every____ person in India is poor
a)
Third
b)
Fourth
c)
Fifth
d)
Tenth
5.
For making comparisons between developing countries, which uniform standard (per person per day) for the poverty line is used in terms of minimum availability?
a)
$1
b)
$2
c)
$3
d)
$5
6.
How many people were poor in India between 2011-12?
a)
25 crore
b)
27 crore
c)
29 crore
d)
31 crore
7.
In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?
a)
Jammu & Kashmir
b)
West Bengal
c)
Punjab
d)
Gujarat
8.
In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
a)
Tamil Nadu
b)
Punjab
c)
West Bengal
d)
Kerala
9.
In which state is the public distribution system responsible for the reduction in poverty?
a)
Andhra Pradesh
b)
Tamil Nadu
c)
BothAndhra Pradesh & Tamilnadu
d)
None of the above
10.
Poverty ratio in India as compared to Pakistan is
a)
same
b)
half
c)
two times
d)
two and a half times
11.
Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana was started in:
a)
1990
b)
1991
c)
1992
d)
1993
12.
Social exclusion denies certain individuals the
a)
facilities
b)
benefits
c)
opportunities
d)
all the above
13.
The country which has the largest single concentration of the poor people in the world is :
a)
China
b)
Pakistan
c)
India
d)
Nepal
14.
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 the above
15.
What is accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?
a)
2100
b)
2400
c)
2800
d)
2500
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