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Causes of Urban Poverty _______________.

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  1. Illiteracy

  2. Low growth of industrialisation

  3. High level of migration from rural areas

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

______________ refers to a phenomenon where a section of the population lacks basic necessities of life, and thus is unable to have a minimum standard of living.

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  1. Relative poverty

  2. Absolute poverty

  3. Human poverty

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

__________  is a situation when the income needed for consumption expenditure of a section of the society is distinctively below the average income level of the society.

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  1. Absolute poverty

  2. Human poverty

  3. Relative poverty

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?

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  1. Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir

  2. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

  3. Odisha, Bihar

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:


The sixth position in the list of the poorest states in India is grabbed by Odisha.

32.59% people are living below the poverty line.

Bihar is the fifth poorest state in India. 

The poverty level in this state is around 33.74%.

Which state of India has the largest percentage of poverty?

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  1. Jharkhand

  2. Odisha

  3. Chhattisgarh

  4. Bihar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nearly 39.1 % of people in Jharkhand are below poverty line (BPL) as against national rates of 29.8 %.

Relative poverty means parity of income.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Relative poverty means disparity of income. It implies international economic inequalities and regional economic disparities. The National Sample Survey Organisation measures the population living below poverty line in India from time to time (generally every five years).

How can relative poverty be measured?

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  1. Through maximum income.

  2. Through minimum income.

  3. Through definite income.

  4. Through average income

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Relative poverty can be measured through average income. It is the condition in which people lack the minimum amount of income needed in order to maintain the average standard of living in the society in which they live. The concept of relative poverty is used to measure the degree of poverty.

Indian Population has over the years, shown a growth rate of _________.

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  1. more than 2% pa.

  2. less then 2% p.a.

  3. exactly 2% p.a.

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

A person living in rural area is considered to be below poverty line if his monthly income is below_____.

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  1. Rs.2000

  2. Rs.1500

  3. Rs.225

  4. Rs.2650

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Correct Option: C

When Poverty is not related to the distribution of Income or Consumption Expenditure, it is called____.

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  1. absolute poverty

  2. relative poverty

  3. either (a) or (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)

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Correct Option: A