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Concept of relative poverty is more relevant for _______ country.

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  1. less developed country

  2. developed

  3. developing

  4. backward

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Correct Option: B

Identify the incorrect statement.

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  1. The problems of poverty and unemployment are inter-related.

  2. The problem of poverty has been solved in India.

  3. Growing population has also contributed to the problem of poverty in India.

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The incorrect statement is that "the problem of poverty has been solved in India", since the problem still exists in India.

Concept of absolute poverty is relevant for __________ country.

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  1. less developed country

  2. developed

  3. developing

  4. backward

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Correct Option: A

According to  the planning Commission, a person is said to be Below Poverty Line, If he is earning less than ______ per capita per month for urban areas and less than ______ per capita per month for rural areas.

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  1. 2,000 Rs., 3,000 Rs.

  2. 500 Rs., 1,000 Rs.

  3. 240 Rs., 200 Rs.

  4. 860 Rs., 673 Rs.

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Correct Option: D

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

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  1. 2100

  2. 2300

  3. 3400

  4. 2400

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Correct Option: D

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

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  1. 2100

  2. 2400

  3. 2700

  4. 3000

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Correct Option: A

In rural areas, who of the following are not poor?

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  1. Landless agriclutural workers

  2. Backward classes

  3. Rural artisans

  4. Medium farmers

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A cultivator with a land holding of 1 hectare or less than 2.5 acres is known as medium farmer. According to the government law, these farmers are not poor.

The number of insecure old age people is decreasing in our country.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The majority of elderly people in India face financial hardship because of one or both of the following reasons. Either most of them are no longer earning any income or their savings are inadequate to cover the cost of living, particularly medical care.

'Poverty ismore restrictive and limiting than anything else. If poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals; ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim continuously at the eradication of poverty and its companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also'. 

Which of the following is not implied by the above passage? 

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  1. Democracy has ceased to be a liberating force.

  2. Democracy should aim to eliminate poverty.

  3. Poverty and unemployment go hand in hand.

  4. Political democracy should develop into economic democracy.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (a) states that 'democracy has ceased to be a liberating force'. Thus , option (a) fails to convey the meaning implied in the argument and is incorrect.

What is the average calories required in rural areas for measuring poverty?

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  1. $200$ 

  2. $2,100$

  3. $2,400$

  4. $2,300$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In India, the norm for calorie intake is 2,400 calories in rural areas and 2,200 in urban areas.

This is because the rural people are engaged in the more physical labour than the people in the urban areas.