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Poverty

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is NOT a type Poverty?

a)

Spiritual

b)

Environmental

c)

Energy

d)

Economic

2.

Which of these problems can start a cycle of poverty?

a)

Illiteracy

b)

Hunger

c)

War and/ or conflict

d)

Lack of shelter

3.

About how many children are living in poverty in the richest countries?

a)

50million

b)

30million

c)

70million

d)

10million

4.

Which of the following organization collect data on poverty in India?

a)

Reserve Bank (RBI)

b)

National Sample Survey organization (NSSO)

c)

Census of India

d)

None of the above

5.

The Poverty line in India is prepared on the basis of

a)

Income of Individual

b)

Consumption expenditure

c)

National income

d)

per capita income

6.

If people don't have enough resources to survive this is

a)

Relative poverty

b)

Situational poverty

c)

Absolute poverty

d)

Generational poverty

7.

Relative poverty occurs

a)

In some countries

b)

In a small number of countries

c)

Every where

8.

Discrimination is when...................because of their gender, race or social group.

a)

People are treated the same

b)

People are treated differently

c)

People are treated badly

9.

Poverty affects

a)

Individuals

b)

Ethnic group

c)

Society

d)

All of the above

10.

Which is not a cause of Poverty?

a)

Higher education

b)

Poor health facilities

c)

Poor infrastructure

d)

High growth of population

11.

Which is the measure to remove poverty?

a)

Employment opportunities

b)

Low production

c)

Less income

d)

More big cars

12.

Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of

a)

Calories per day

b)

Wheat consumption

c)

Rice consumption

d)

None of the above

13.

What is the main cause of poverty?

a)

High income in equalities

b)

Less job opportunities

c)

High growth in population

d)

All the above

14.

Which one of the following is a minimum necessity of a human being?

a)

Luxury life

b)

Supper utility vehicle

c)

Food & safe drinking water

d)

Internet

15.

According to World Bank, Poverty is measured by?

a)

People living below Rs.100 per day

b)

People living below $ 1 per day

c)

People living Rs.500 per day

d)

None of the above

16.

Which country of South East Asia made rapid economic growth resulting in a significant decline of poverty?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

17.

Which among the following is the method of estimate the poverty line?

a)

Investment method

b)

Income and consumption

c)

Capital method

d)

Human Method

18.

The main economic activity of The Poverty Point people was

a)

Hunting

b)

Trapping

c)

Trading

d)

Fishing

19.

Poverty and inequality during an epidemic lead to

a)

Everyone being more likely to get

b)

More people dying from Corona Virus

c)

Both

d)

Neither

20.

What is Poverty itself?

a)

When you don't have money.

b)

When your begging in the streets.

c)

When your basic needs aren't met.

d)

When you don't have a job.