CBSE Class 11 Economics Poverty Notes Set 01

Question: What ii your opinion, is the lasting solution to the problem of poverty in India?
Answer: The lasting solution to the problem of poverty in India is to generate more and more opportunities of gainful employment in the economy. It is only when the people are gainful employed for longer periods of time that they are able to break the shackles (chain) of poverty. Measures such as food security for the people below poverty line or cash grants to the poor people will bring only short period relief from poverty; these measures cannot eradicate poverty.

Question: Explain the three-dimensional approaches adopted by government to alleviate poverty in India?
Answer: Hint:
1. Growth-Oriented approach
2. Poverty Alleviation Programmers
3. Meeting Minimum Needs of the Poor

Question: Illustrate the difference between rural and urban poverty. Is it correct to say that poverty has shifted from rural to urban areas? Use the trend in poverty ratio to support your answer?
Answer: The Rural Poor – these include landless agricultural workers, marginal holders and tenants-at-will.
The Urban Poor—these include migrants from the rural areas in search of employment, casual factory workers and self-employed serving largely at street vendors.
Yes, it’s correct that poverty shifted from rural to urban areas, because the urban poor are largely the overflow of the rural poor who had migrated to urban areas in search of alternative employment and livelihood Rural poor people always move towards urban areas whenever they didn’t find any job or work in any season in agriculture fields.
Shows poverty trends in different years related to poverty.

Question: The people who never move above the poverty line are known as:
a) Churning poor
b) Occasionally poor
c) Chronic poor
d) Non-poor
Answer: c

Question: Poverty continues to persist in India, because of
a) Rising prices
b) Rising population
c) Lack of opportunities of employment
d) All of the options
Answer: d

Question: Who was the person in India who discuss the concept of poverty line?
a) William Digby
b) Findlay Shirras
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) R.c. Desai
Answer: c

Question: Who introduced the concept of ‘Jail Cost of Living’ ?
a) William Digby
b) Findlay Shirras
c) Dada bhai Naoroji
d) Dr. VKRV Rao
Answer: c

Question: MPCE stands for
a) Minimum Per Capita Expenditure
B, Monthly Per Capita Expenditure
c) Maximum Per Capita Expenditure
d) None of the option
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following factors make casual laborer’s the most vulnerable section in society.
a) They have no job security
b) They are not skilled
c) They don’t generate enough surplus to sustain themselves
d) All of the above
Answer: d

Question: Amartya Sen, noted Nobel Laureate, has developed an index to estimate poverty which is known ———— index.
Answer: Sen Index

Question:  ———— programmers intend to improve the food and nutritional status of the poor.
a) Midday Meal Scheme
b) Public Distribution System
c) Integrated Child Development Scheme
d) All of the options
Answer: a

Question: Math the following

Answer: A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Question: When was ‘Expert Group’ was constituted by planning commission?
a) 2002
b) 1989
c) 2005
d) B and C both
Answer: d