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______________ refers to denial of opportunities to live a tolerable life, to lead a long, healthy and creative life, to enjoy a decent standard of living, freedom, dignity and self-respect.

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  1. Income poverty

  2. Human poverty

  3. Social poverty

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

______________ refers to a situation of self-reinforcing forces in which there are certain factors that are related in a circular manner and result in continuation of poverty and under development.

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  1. Vicious circle of poverty

  2. Vicious circle of development

  3. Both 'a and b'

  4. Neither 'a and b'

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Correct Option: A

Poor in the __________ sector majorly consists of landless agricultural labourers, marginal and small farmers and backward classes as well as backward tribes.

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  1. urban

  2. rural

  3. tertiary

  4. both B & C

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Correct Option: B

Urban poverty is an extension of ________.

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  1. rural poverty

  2. social poverty

  3. human poverty

  4. income poverty

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Correct Option: A

In 2004-05, poverty rate was lowest in which state of India?

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  1. Kerala

  2. Chattisgarh

  3. Haryana

  4. Maharashtra

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Correct Option: A

Vicious circle of poverty operates from which of the following aspects of the economy?

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  1. From the supply side of capital formation

  2. From the demand side of capital formation

  3. Underdevelopment of human and natural resources

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

In 2004-05, poverty rate was highest in which state of India?

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  1. Kerala

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Chhattisgarh

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: C

The essential notion of vicious circle of poverty with regards to an entire nation is that a country's poverty may by itself be a major obstacle to its development.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

The concept of ___________ can be precisely summed up as 'a country is poor because it is poor'.

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  1. underdevelopment

  2. vicious circle of unemployment

  3. vicious circle of poverty

  4. both 'a and c'

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Correct Option: C

The UN Development Report of 2014 states that India has largest number of poor people, with about __________ of the world's extreme poor residing in India. 

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  1. 38%

  2. half

  3. one-third

  4. 47%

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Correct Option: C