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Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Who are the urban poor?

  1. Overflow of rural poor who migrated to urban areas in search of alternative employment and livelihood

  2. Labourers who do a variety of casual jobs

  3. Self-employed who sell a variety of things on roadsides

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Scholars identify the poor on the basis of their occupation and ownership of assets. The urban poor are largely the overflow of the rural poor who had migrated to urban areas in search of alternative employment and livelihood, labourers who do a variety of casual jobs and the self-emloyed who sell a variety of things on roadsides and are engaged in various activities.
Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

What is the minimum calorie intake for a rural person for estimating poverty line?

  1. 2400 calories

  2. 2100 calories

  3. 2300 calories

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

On what basis are the poor identified?

  1. Occupation

  2. Ownership of assets

  3. Both A and B

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Scholars identify the poor on the basis of their occupation and ownership of assets. They are identified in 2 groups- rural poor and urban poor.
Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line, it is known as _________.

  1. population Census

  2. poverty count

  3. head count ratio

  4. poverty trend
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below the poverty line, it is known as ‘Head Count Ratio’. Population census is conducted for estimating the population of the country. Poverty count and poverty trend are not any kind of  measure. 
Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
Poverty in rural areas is _________ the poverty in urban areas.

  1. more than

  2. less than

  3. equal to

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Historically, poverty rates have been higher in rural areas compared to urban areas in India due to the reliance on agriculture and lack of diversified employment.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

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_______ poverty is an universal phenomenon.

  1. Absolute

  2. Relative

  3. Urban

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

Relative poverty is considered a universal phenomenon because it refers to inequality within a society, which exists in every country regardless of its level of development.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

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__________ poverty refers to the absence of minimum subsistence.

  1. Absolute

  2. Relative

  3. Mass

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

Absolute poverty is defined by the inability to afford the minimum requirements for physical subsistence, such as food and shelter.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

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According to the tenth plan, the population below poverty line in 1999 - 2000 was ________.

  1. 20%

  2. 26%

  3. 30%

  4. 36%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Planning Commission data used during the Tenth Five-Year Plan, the poverty ratio for 1999-2000 was estimated at 26.1 percent, commonly rounded to 26 percent.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Life expectancy at birth according to 2011 census is ________.

  1. 66.8 years

  2. 60 years

  3. 90 years

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The life expectancy at birth in India according to the 2011 Census data was approximately 66.8 years.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

As per the newspaper reports, Standard & Poor's (S&P) has changed India's sovereign rating from 'Negative' to 'Stable'. This means
A. India's economic condition has improved a lot.
B. There is no pressure of inflation on the economy as it is well under control.
C. India's economic condition has further gone down as it has failed to control the fiscal deficit.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. Only (A) and (B)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A change in sovereign rating from Negative to Stable by S&P indicates an improvement in the outlook, reflecting both better economic conditions and a perception that inflation/fiscal risks are being managed.