Poverty and Unemployment AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Indian Economy

Poverty and Unemployment MCQ Questions


7.
Which of the following is commonly cited as a major underlying cause of widespread poverty in India?
A.
Rapid population growth combined with low agricultural productivity and widespread unemployment or underemployment
B.
Too many large multinational companies investing in the country
C.
A complete absence of any banking system in the country
D.
An excessive surplus of skilled engineers and doctors in every district
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ANSWER :
A. Rapid population growth combined with low agricultural productivity and widespread unemployment or underemployment
8.
The 'Head Count Ratio', a commonly used measure of poverty, refers to:
A.
The number of government employees working in the Ministry of Finance
B.
The total number of households that own a television set
C.
The ratio of male to female members in the national Parliament
D.
The proportion (percentage) of a country's total population whose income or consumption expenditure falls below the poverty line
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ANSWER :
D. The proportion (percentage) of a country's total population whose income or consumption expenditure falls below the poverty line
9.
The 'Poverty Gap Index' differs from the simple Head Count Ratio in that it specifically measures:
A.
The total geographic area occupied by slum settlements
B.
The number of poverty alleviation schemes launched by the government each year
C.
The average shortfall (depth) of poor people's income or consumption below the poverty line, not merely how many people are poor
D.
The literacy rate among the poorest 10% of the population
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ANSWER :
C. The average shortfall (depth) of poor people's income or consumption below the poverty line, not merely how many people are poor
10.
Poverty in India's rural areas is most closely associated with which of the following underlying factors?
A.
Complete absence of any agricultural activity
B.
A surplus of luxury housing in rural areas
C.
Heavy dependence on agriculture, low and uncertain farm incomes, and widespread disguised unemployment
D.
Excessive availability of high-paying corporate jobs in every village
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ANSWER :
C. Heavy dependence on agriculture, low and uncertain farm incomes, and widespread disguised unemployment
11.
India's first official attempt to define a poverty line was made by the Planning Commission's 'Working Group' in 1962, which set the poverty line at approximately:
A.
Rs. 20 per month per person, for both rural and urban areas
B.
Rs. 2 per day per district
C.
Rs. 20,000 per year per household
D.
Rs. 2,000 per month per person
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ANSWER :
A. Rs. 20 per month per person, for both rural and urban areas
12.
The early academic work of economists V. M. Dandekar and N. Rath (1971) is significant in India's poverty estimation history mainly because it:
A.
Recommended the complete abolition of income tax in India
B.
Proposed switching India's currency to the US Dollar
C.
Suggested measuring poverty based solely on a household's television ownership
D.
Proposed a poverty line based explicitly on minimum calorie intake norms, influencing later official approaches to poverty measurement
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ANSWER :
D. Proposed a poverty line based explicitly on minimum calorie intake norms, influencing later official approaches to poverty measurement