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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

What makes developing nations economies highly vulnerable?

  1. Being dependent on exports of raw materials

  2. Weak political campaigns

  3. Being dependent on imports of raw materials

  4. TNC exploit laborers thus attributing poor economic activity
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Explanation

Developing nations are often vulnerable because their economies rely heavily on the export of raw materials, which are subject to volatile global market prices. This lack of economic diversification makes them susceptible to external shocks.

Multiple choice

What is a common problem in cities of India?

  1. Pollution

  2. Poverty

  3. Over population

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Rapid urbanization in India has led to significant challenges, including high levels of pollution, widespread poverty, and extreme overpopulation in major cities.

Multiple choice

What is the root cause of food insecurity?

  1. War

  2. Political instability

  3. Poverty

  4. Zoning laws
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Poverty is the primary root cause of food insecurity because it limits an individual's ability to purchase or produce sufficient, nutritious food.

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What were the reasons for the failure of the Poor Law system?

  1. Attitudes of the poor

  2. Growth of towns

  3. Changes in the countryside

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

The Old Poor Law was criticized for being unable to handle the social pressures caused by rapid urbanization, industrialization, and changing agricultural practices.

Multiple choice

What is one of the main causes of poverty in Bangladesh?

  1. desertification

  2. warfare

  3. drought

  4. Overpopulation
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Explanation

Bangladesh has a very high population density relative to its land area, which puts immense pressure on resources and infrastructure, contributing significantly to poverty.

Multiple choice social inequality labour and its division social stratification labour sociology

By neglecting the social service sectors like Public Health system, Public education and social security; the life of the poor is made __________.

  1. Easy

  2. Difficult

  3. Simpler

  4. None
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Explanation

Social services are a range of public services provided by the governmental and non-governmental organizations. Social services include the benefits and facilities such as education, health care. Food subsidies, social securities. The social workers attempt to eliminate hardships and suffering. They have a responsibility to help individuals, families, and group. The social services try to make life easy of peoples living in poverty. But neglecting the social services sectors like public education, health system, and social security, the life of the poor is made difficult.

Multiple choice social inequality labour and its division social stratification labour sociology

In which of the following are there Social Inequalities ?

  1. Political participation

  2. Education

  3. Income sources

  4. All
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Explanation
Social inequalities exist in every sphere of societal and individual life. It occurs in income sources due to differentiation of person on the basis of their social position, wealth accumulation by some elite class social group leads to social inequalities in income sources. 
Group of strata of people considered as a low class is not given due representation in the political system and because of the crowd of high-class people in politics, their participation remains very low.
Education inequality means insufficient education opportunities, funding resources, schools and teachers to socially excluded communities.
Multiple choice social inequality labour and its division social stratification labour sociology

There are no income inequalities amongst different genders.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

Economic inequality in gender is the unequal distribution of income and opportunity between men and women. In most countries, there is a substantial gap between the salary earned by men and women, in the workplace. All over the world men tend to earn more than women. Women are often underrepresented in a senior position within firms.

Multiple choice social inequality labour and its division social stratification labour sociology

Which of the following inequalities are absent in India ?

  1. Economic

  2. Education

  3. Gender

  4. None
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Explanation
Inequality is still very much a fact of life in India. Result of deep-rooted social and economic structures that perpetuate privilege and limit opportunities for the poor.
In India there also exist education inequality. By educational inequality we mean a system under which all the sections of society are not given equal opportunity to get education. In India changes in political, economic and social life are as a result of educational inequality. Those who are educated take the maximum benefit out of the system and take maximum concessions from those in authority.

Gender Gender inequality in India refers to socially constructed differences between men and women in India that systematically empower one group to the detriment of the other. 

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Which of these cannot be a cause of high population growth in India?

  1. high birth rate

  2. low death rate

  3. illiteracy

  4. unemployment
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Explanation

High population growth is typically driven by high birth rates and declining death rates. Unemployment is a socio-economic consequence of high population growth, not a direct biological or demographic cause of it.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india strategy for poverty eradication programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge

Which of the following are the achievements of poverty alleviation programmes?

  1. Higher wages.

  2. Improvement in health and nutrition.

  3. Increased income levels.

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Poverty alleviation programmes aim to improve the overall standard of living for the poor. This includes increasing income, improving access to health and nutrition, and ensuring better wages through employment schemes.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india strategy for poverty eradication programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge

Poverty ratio in India has been falling, it implies that _____________.

  1. the number of persons living below poverty line have decreased

  2. the unemployment ratio in the economy must have fallen

  3. the inequality in income distribution must have come down

  4. the number of persons living below the poverty line might have increased
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Explanation

The poverty ratio (or headcount ratio) represents the proportion of the population living below the poverty line. A falling ratio directly indicates that the absolute number of people living in poverty has decreased relative to the total population.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india strategy for poverty eradication programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge

Poor households of the __________ have been neglected due to lack of accessibility and ignorance.

  1. urban areas

  2. remote areas

  3. rural areas

  4. semi-urban areas
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Explanation

Populations in remote areas often face significant barriers to accessing government services and information, leading to their neglect in various welfare initiatives.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india strategy for poverty eradication programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge

____________, in India, has been described as that situation where an individual fails to earn sufficient income to buy minimum means of subsistence.

  1. Poverty

  2. Poverty line

  3. Social poverty

  4. Income poverty
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Explanation

Poverty is defined as the inability to secure the minimum means of subsistence, which includes basic food, clothing, and shelter.