Poverty CBSE Questions & Answers

Poverty

This is Economics Class 11 Poverty CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Poverty line vary in rural and urban areas
  • A
    Both of these
    Correct
  • B
    None of these
  • C
    They require large intake of food
  • D
    The cost of food in rural areas is less
2
Transient poor consists
  • A
    Both
    Correct
  • B
    Churning poor
  • C
    Occasionally poor
  • D
    None
3
Poverty ratio is ____ in rural areas as compared to urban areas
  • A
    Equal
  • B
    Higher
    Correct
  • C
    None
  • D
    Lower
4
Which programme has the government adopted to help the elderly people and poor and destitute women
  • A
    National Social Assistance Programme
    Correct
  • B
    None
  • C
    National Social Awas Product
  • D
    National Social Awas Programme
5
The food work programme was renamed as
  • A
    National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
    Correct
  • B
    Jawaharlal Rural Yojna
  • C
    Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme
  • D
    Integrated Rural Development Programme
6
The primary reason for the rising number of poor in the rural areas is
  • A
    None
  • B
    Slow growth in Tertiary
  • C
    Slow growth in Industry
  • D
    Slow growth in agriculture
    Correct
7
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yolanda aims at
  • A
    Strengthening the Panchayati Raj system in rural areas
  • B
    Alleviating poverty through micro-enterprises
  • C
    Generating employment in the rural areas
  • D
    Meeting rural needs like Primary education, health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads
    Correct
8
In rural areas percentage of poor population is more as compared to urban areas. Its main causes are as follows except
  • A
    Slow growth of IT sector
    Correct
  • B
    Lack of irrigation facilities
  • C
    Low productivity of agriculture
  • D
    Lack of employment opportunities
9
To reduce the poverty in rural areas various steps have been taken one of them is
  • A
    Food and work programme
  • B
    Small farmers development programmes
  • C
    National rural employment programme
  • D
    All of these
    Correct
10
National old age pension, National family benefit and National Maternity Benefit scheme are three components of
  • A
    Indira Awas Yojna
  • B
    Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna
  • C
    National social assistance programme
    Correct
  • D
    Sampoorna Gramin Yoajna
11
Which ratio measures the number below poverty line
  • A
    The number of urban poor/Total population
  • B
    The number of poor/Total population
    Correct
  • C
    The number of rural poor/Total population
  • D
    The number of poor/Total rural population
12
The ratio measures the number of poor below poverty line is known as
  • A
    Population count ratio
  • B
    None
  • C
    Head count ratio
    Correct
  • D
    Poverty count real ratio
13
In which programme people were encouraged to form SHG
  • A
    REGP
  • B
    SISRY
  • C
    SGSY
    Correct
  • D
    PMRY
14
Integrated rural development programme, Development of women and children in rural areas , Million wells scheme etc. all these amalgamated into a single self-employment programme known as
  • A
    SISRY
  • B
    REGP
  • C
    PMRY
  • D
    SGSY
    Correct
15
PDS stands for
  • A
    Public distribution scheme
    Correct
  • B
    Poverty distribution scheme
  • C
    None
  • D
    People distribution system