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In a Poverty Pyramid index, which of the following segments of population faces the highest poverty risk ?

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  1. Formal Wage Employment

  2. Informal Self-Employment: Employers

  3. Casual Informal Wage Employment and Domestic Work

  4. Informal Self Employment : Own Account

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Correct Option: C

For calculation of poverty line in rural area, which of the following calories consumption per day per person has been stipulated by the Planning Commission ?

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  1. 2000

  2. 2100

  3. 2400

  4. 2500

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Correct Option: C

The 'Poverty Line ' is defined on the basis of _______________.

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  1. Living conditions of people

  2. The standard of living of people

  3. The number of children

  4. The national requirements of 2400 calories per person per day for rural areas and 2100 calories per person per day for urban areas.

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Correct Option: D

Census in India was conducted recently (2010). In the eyes of the economists and policymakers, India's demographics are very much favourable to growth. Which of the following statements is not in conformity with the traditional demographic characteristics of India and its relation with growth?

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  1. India is a young country with low dependency ratio.

  2. More and more Indian youth under the age of 30 are getting better healthcare and access to quality technical education.

  3. The so-called middle class of India is happy as they have better housing and earning facilities.

  4. Indian youth are now the biggest consumers of luxurious goods; they spend discretionary income and enjoy the associated status.

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Correct Option: D

A situation where we have people whose level of income is not sufficient to meet the minimum consumption expenditure is considered as ________.

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  1. absolute poverty

  2. relative poverty

  3. urban poverty

  4. rural poverty

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Correct Option: A

Poverty is widespread in underdeveloped countries particularly in _________ & ___________.

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  1. Asia & Africa

  2. America & Russia

  3. Europe & Australia

  4. Asia & Antarctia

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Correct Option: A

What does infant mortality rate refer to?

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  1. The ratio of number of children who die before their fifth birthday out of every $1000$ live births

  2. The ratio of number of children who die before their second birthday out of every $100$ live births

  3. The ratio of number of children who die before their third birthday out of every $500$ live births

  4. The ratio of number of children who die before their first birthday out of every $1000$ live births

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is generally measured as a ratio of infant deaths under 1 year of age, registered in a calendar year to the total number of live births registered in the same year.

What is the minimum calorie intake for an urban person for estimating poverty line?

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  1. 2400 calories

  2. 2100 calories

  3. 2300 calories

  4. 2000 calories

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are many ways of measuring poverty. One way is to determine it by the monetary value (per capita expenditure) of the minimum calorie intake that was estimated at 2,400 calories for a rural person and 2,100 for a person in the urban area.

Poor people who regularly move in and out of poverty are called _______.

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  1. usually poor

  2. churning poor

  3. chronic poor

  4. occasionally poor

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
There are many ways to categorise poverty. In one such way people who are always poor and those who are usually poor but who may sometimes have a little more money are grouped together as the chronic poor. The occasionally poor are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck.
Churning poor regularly move in and out of poverty like, small farmers and seasonal workers.

Government uses __________ as proxy for income of households to identify the poor.

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  1. per capita expenditure

  2. monthly per capita expenditure

  3. annual expenditure

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The government uses Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) as proxy for income of households to identify the poor.
This mechanism is helpful in identifying the poor as a group to be taken care of by the government, but it would be difficult to identify who among the poor need help the most.