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Absolute poverty is the inability to afford the basic amenities.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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Absolute poverty refers to a condition where a person does not have the minimum amount of income needed to meet the minimum requirements for one or more basic living needs over an extended period of time.

Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are Scheduled Castes and _____ households.

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  1. Other Backward Classes

  2. Traders

  3. Upper Class

  4. Scheduled Tribes

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
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The social groups most vulnerable to poverty are the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe households. Both of these groups have above average levels of poverty indicators in the rural and the urban population.

What are the causes of poverty in India?

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  1. Inadequate anti-poverty measures

  2. Backward technology in agriculture

  3. Socio-cultural factors

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

The persons who can't undertake consumption expenditure required for the minimum calorie intake fall __________.

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  1. below the poverty line (BPL)

  2. below the poverty scale (BPS)

  3. above the poverty scale (APS)

  4. above the poverty line (APL)

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Correct Option: A

The concept of _________ is used in India to measure the extent of poverty in India.

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  1. income poverty

  2. poverty line

  3. poverty scale

  4. poverty standard

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following can be described as a cause of poverty in India?

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  1. Unemployment

  2. Income inequality

  3. Lack of Economic Development

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Political power is concentrated in the hands of the lower strata of the society in India.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

What are the provisions of the Equal Wages Act:

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  1. Equal wages should be paid for equal work.

  2. Women are given the political rights.

  3. Women constitute half of the work in public life.

  4. Women should not be given equal wages.

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Correct Option: A

Choose any one of the following for the given statement-Sexual division of labour.

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  1. The role of women in politics is minimal in most societies.

  2. All the domestic work is done by the women of the family.

  3. Men do all the work outside home.

  4. Women role in public life is minimal in most societies.

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Correct Option: B

The factor behind the discrimination of dalits in India is

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  1. Religion

  2. Language

  3. Profession

  4. Class or caste

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Correct Option: D