Tag: poverty: an economic challenge for india

Questions Related to poverty: an economic challenge for india

What are the causes of poverty in India?

  1. Inadequate anti-poverty measures

  2. Backward technology in agriculture

  3. Socio-cultural factors

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

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

  1. below the poverty line (BPL)

  2. below the poverty scale (BPS)

  3. above the poverty scale (APS)

  4. above the poverty line (APL)


Correct Option: A

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

  1. income poverty

  2. poverty line

  3. poverty scale

  4. poverty standard


Correct Option: B

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

  1. Unemployment

  2. Income inequality

  3. Lack of Economic Development

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D