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Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What factors affect the poverty line?

a)

Time

b)

Place

c)

Income

d)

Gender

2.

What factors affect the poverty line?

a)

Time

b)

Place

c)

Income

d)

Gender

3.

What factors affect the poverty line?

a)

Time

b)

Place

c)

Income

d)

Gender

4.

Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line?

a)

NSSO

b)

CSO

c)

Planning commission

d)

None of the above

5.

Which two states of India continue to be the poorest States?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Jammu and Kashmir

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

6.

Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?

a)

Scheduled castes

b)

Scheduled tribe

c)

Casual labourers

d)

All of the above

7.

Who are the poorest of poor?

a)

Women

b)

Old people

c)

Children

d)

Poor men

8.

Which state has focused more on human resource development?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Punjab

c)

West Bengal

d)

Kerala

9.

What is the main cause of poverty in India?

a)

High income inequalities

b)

Less job opportunities

c)

High growth in population

d)

All of the above

10.

minimum daily intake of calories for determining poverty line for rural area is

a)

2100

b)

2400

c)

1600

d)

None of the above

11.

When was National rural employment guarantee act passed?

a)

in 2005

b)

In 2004

c)

In 2000

d)

None of the above

12.

which scheme was started in 1993 to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?

a)

Prime minister rozgar Yojana

b)

Rural employment generation programme

c)

National rural employment guarantee act

d)

Swarna jayanti gram swarojagar Yojana

13.

The current anti poverty program consists of two planks.They are

a)

Socio economic reasons

b)

Public distribution system

c)

Promotion of economic growth

d)

Targeted anti poverty programmes