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Multiple choice social science poverty: an economic challenge for india meaning and measurement of poverty poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

The poverty line is defined on the basis of an average daily intake of calories, it is at ___________ calories in rural areas.

  1. 2100

  2. 2300

  3. 3400

  4. 2400
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Planning Commission of India established 2400 calories as the daily intake benchmark for rural areas to account for the higher energy expenditure associated with rural lifestyles and manual labor.

Multiple choice social science poverty: an economic challenge for india meaning and measurement of poverty poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

According to the Planning Commission, how many average daily calories per person define the poverty line in urban areas?

  1. 2100

  2. 2400

  3. 2700

  4. 3000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Planning Commission of India set the urban poverty line at 2100 calories per person per day, reflecting the generally lower physical activity levels in urban environments compared to rural ones.

Multiple choice social science handicrafts and handlooms markets markets around us our bazaars

Ryuthu bazars are markets where __________.

  1. Producers directly sell to consumers

  2. Producers sell to traders

  3. Traders sell to consumers

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

Producers directly sell to conumers,

The Rythu Bazars were established in the year 1999.  The concept of Rythu Bazar was developed to facilitate direct marketing between consumers and farmers.
 96 Rythu Bazars are functioning  in the State with temporary/ semi-permanent structures.
 No service charges and no market fee is levied in Rythu Bazars.  Vegetable growers/farmers committee fix the selling price in Rythu Bazars.
 Joint Collector is the Co-ordinating  officer of Rythu Bazars in the District.
  Chief Executive Officer, Rythu Bazars will supervise, control and coordinate at State level.    
The main objective of Rythu Bazar is to ensure remunerative price to farmers and provide quality and fresh vegetables to consumers at reasonable rates.
  Rythu Bazars provide direct interface between farmers and consumers eliminating intermediaries in trade.
  Each Rythu Bazar has an Estate Officer with supporting staff. Supervisors/Security Guards.

Multiple choice social science handicrafts and handlooms markets markets around us our bazaars

Which of the following statements about Indra the dry chilly seller are true __________________.

  1. Her age is 36 years

  2. She belongs to Kattangur village

  3. She has studied upto 10th class.

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

All the above statement about Indra the dry chilly seller are ture.

Her age is 36 years
She belongs to Kattangur village
She has studied upto 10th class.

Multiple choice social science handicrafts and handlooms markets markets around us our bazaars

 Santhalu are _________.

  1. Street vendors

  2. Weekly markets

  3. Crop produce

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

Santhalu are Weekly market.

A weekly market is a market which is held on a specific day of the week.Weekly markets do not have permanent shops. Traders set up shops for the day and close them up in the evening. Then they may set up a different place the next day.There are thousands of such markets in India.

Multiple choice social science handicrafts and handlooms markets markets around us our bazaars

 The _______ move from one santha to another and sell their goods.

  1. Farmers

  2. Traders

  3. Carpenters

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

Traders
Traders participate in financial markets by buying and selling stocks, futures, forex and other securities, and by closing out positions with the intention of making small, frequent gains.