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Social Inequality and Policy

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Social Inequality and Policy addresses the causes and consequences of economic disparity and social mobility. Questions explore urbanization impacts, socioeconomic vulnerabilities, and policy recommendations. Understanding these themes is critical for mastering social science and economics papers.

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Social Inequality and Policy Questions

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

In a Poverty Pyramid index, which of the following segments of population faces the highest poverty risk ?

  1. Formal Wage Employment

  2. Informal Self-Employment: Employers

  3. Casual Informal Wage Employment and Domestic Work

  4. Informal Self Employment : Own Account
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Casual informal wage workers and domestic workers lack job security, benefits, and stable income, making them the most vulnerable to poverty.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

A situation where we have people whose level of income is not sufficient to meet the minimum consumption expenditure is considered as ________.

  1. absolute poverty

  2. relative poverty

  3. urban poverty

  4. rural poverty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Absolute poverty refers to a condition where a household's income is below a necessary level to maintain basic living standards, such as food, safe drinking water, and shelter.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Poverty is widespread in underdeveloped countries particularly in _________ & ___________.

  1. Asia & Africa

  2. America & Russia

  3. Europe & Australia

  4. Asia & Antarctia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Poverty is historically and statistically most widespread in the developing regions of Asia and Africa.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Poor people who regularly move in and out of poverty are called _______.

  1. usually poor

  2. churning poor

  3. chronic poor

  4. occasionally poor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
There are many ways to categorise poverty. In one such way people who are always poor and those who are usually poor but who may sometimes have a little more money are grouped together as the chronic poor. The occasionally poor are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck.
Churning poor regularly move in and out of poverty like, small farmers and seasonal workers.
Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
Poverty in rural areas is _________ the poverty in urban areas.

  1. more than

  2. less than

  3. equal to

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Historically, poverty rates have been higher in rural areas compared to urban areas in India due to the reliance on agriculture and lack of diversified employment.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
_______ poverty is an universal phenomenon.

  1. Absolute

  2. Relative

  3. Urban

  4. Rural
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Relative poverty is considered a universal phenomenon because it refers to inequality within a society, which exists in every country regardless of its level of development.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
__________ poverty refers to the absence of minimum subsistence.

  1. Absolute

  2. Relative

  3. Mass

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Absolute poverty is defined by the inability to afford the minimum requirements for physical subsistence, such as food and shelter.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
Relative poverty reveals the _________ of income.

  1. Inequalities

  2. Equalities

  3. Increases

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Relative poverty measures the disparity in income distribution, highlighting the inequalities between different segments of the population.

Multiple choice civics contemporary indian society changing family trends family trends the judiciary-subordinate courts and lok adalats

Which of the following is/are the reason/s behind increasing divorces in India?

  1. Urbanisation

  2. Impact of western culture

  3. Impact of western education

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A divorce is an act of legally ending marriage and relation among the married people. In present days there is an increase in the number of divorces. Some of the reasons behind increased divorces include urbanization, the impact of western culture and western education.

Multiple choice civics contemporary indian society changing family trends family trends the judiciary-subordinate courts and lok adalats

Which of the following can be considered as a reason for splitting up of joint families?

  1. Urbanisation

  2. Impact of western culture

  3. Industrialisation

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Type of family that is prevalent in India from historical times is Joint family. It is an extended and undivided family. It consists of many generations living in the same household, all from the same relation. These are not seen a lot these days because of splitting. This splitting is because of reasons like urbanisation, impact of western culture and western education.

Multiple choice civics contemporary indian society changing family trends family trends the judiciary-subordinate courts and lok adalats

Kinship relations are stronger in which of the following?

  1. Rural areas

  2. Urban areas

  3. Equally stronger in both

  4. Neither A nor B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Kinship is nothing but the relation by blood. These relations are stronger in rural areas compared to urban areas. This may be due to presence of joint families and also not being very busy like in urban areas.

Multiple choice social studies means of transport railways means of transport and communication modes of transport

Which of the following factors does not influence the construction of railways in a region?

  1. Climatic condition

  2. Relief condition

  3. Economic condition

  4. Distribution of population
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Construction of railways are influenced by a number of factors. Some of them are :

  • Economic conditions: laying of railways is highly dependent on economic conditions of the country because it involves huge budget to lay and maintain railways. 
  • Relief conditions play an important role in every developmental step including railways. 
  • Distribution of population is another important influential factor because railways are laid keeping in mind the distribution of population. 

The only factor that do not influence is climatic conditions because irrespective of climatic conditions railways are laid and used by people.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge poverty: an economic challenge for india public health and the government constraints in economic development of rajasthan

Lack of shelter is not a major social problem in India.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lack of shelter or homelessness is a complex social problem in India with a variety of underlying economic and social factors such as poverty, lack of affordable housing, uncertain physical and mental health, addictions, and community and family breakdown.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge poverty: an economic challenge for india public health and the government constraints in economic development of rajasthan

Poverty is a social problem not only in India but the whole world.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Poverty is one of the main causes which prohibit the people of society to live a dignified life and hence it deprives the access of the basic needs like education, health, food, clothing, housing etc. to the person.

This applies universally to all the countries in the world.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge poverty: an economic challenge for india public health and the government constraints in economic development of rajasthan

Various causes of poverty can be classified as economic, political & social cause (True/False).

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Can't say

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Poverty is a multidimensional issue caused by a complex interplay of economic factors, political structures, and social conditions.