Poverty UPSC Questions

Economics

Poverty MCQ Questions


7.
_____ is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom
A.
Confidence
B.
Education
C.
Poverty
D.
Employment
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ANSWER :
C. Poverty
8.
In pre-independent India, who was the first to discuss the concept of a Poverty Line?
A.
Indira Gandhi
B.
Dadabhai Naoroji
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
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ANSWER :
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
9.
Match the following based on the initiatives taken to eliminate poverty in India.
List I (Groups) List II (Year)
a) Study Group i.) 1989 and 2005
b) Task Force on Projections of Minimum ii.) 1962 Needs and Effective Consumption Demand
c) Expert Groups iii.) 1979
A.
a-i,b-iii,c-ii
B.
a-iii,b-ii,c-i
C.
a-i,b-ii,c-iii
D.
a-ii,b-iii,c-i
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ANSWER :
D. a-ii,b-iii,c-i
10.
Small farmers and seasonal workers come under the category of
A.
Churning poor
B.
Always poor
C.
Never poor
D.
Occasionally poor
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ANSWER :
A. Churning poor
11.
The Multi - dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following?
1. Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at the household level
2. Purchasing power party at the national level
3. Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level
select the correct answer using the codes given below:
UPSC - 2012
A.
1 only
B.
2 and 3 only
C.
1 and 3 only
D.
1, 2 and 3
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ANSWER :
A. 1 only
12.
In 2011-12, the poverty line was defined for rural areas as consumption worth Rs _____ per person a month and for urban areas it was Rs 1,000.
A.
815
B.
816
C.
800
D.
850
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ANSWER :
B. 816