CBSE Class 9 Economics Poverty As a Challenge MCQs

Question. Which of the following states is among the poorest in India?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B)  West Bengal
(C)  Orissa
(D)  Kerala

Answer :  C

Question. Poverty eradication programmes launched by the Government of India aim at ____.
(A)  Eradicating poverty in rural areas
(B)  Eradicating poverty in urban areas
(C)  Eradicating unemployment
(D)  Increasing literacy rate

Answer :  A

Question. The Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana aims at ____.
(A)  Self-employment
(B)  Rural housing
(C)  Urban housing
(D)  Health and sanitation

Answer :  A

Question. In which of the following countries was poverty considered non-existent, but has increased from 1981 to 2008?
(A)  India
(B)  China
(C)  Russia
(D)  Brazil

Answer :  C

Question. Factors expected to contribute alleviation of poverty in India are given below. One doesn’t belong to the list. Which one is it?
(A)  Increasing stress on education
(B)  Increasing empowerment of women.
(C)  Decreasing financial aid from the World Bank
(D)  Increasing financial aid from the World Bank

Answer :  D

Question. Poverty decline has occurred the most in which of the following countries as a result of rapid economic growth and massive investments in human resource development?
(A)  India
(B)  Sri Lanka
(C)  Nepal
(D)  China

Answer :  D

Question. Women, children and old people are the ____ of the poor.
(A)  Educated
(B)  Intelligent
(C)  Richest
(D)  Poorest

Answer :  D

Question.____ is determined by the options available to different communities for finding an alternative means of livelihood.
(A)  Vulnerability
(B)  Capability
(C)  Poverty line
(D)  Social equality

Answer :    A

Question. The poverty line is estimated periodically by conducting sample surveys. Who conducts these surveys?
(A)  PMO
(B)  Ministry of Home Affairs
(C)  DRDO
(D)  NSC
(e) NSSO

Answer :  E

Question. The poverty ratio has been rising since 2001 in the ____ regions.
(A)  South-East Asian 
(B)  Central American
(C)  Sub-Sahara African
(D)  Western European

Answer :    C

Question.____ can be a major cause as well as a consequence of poverty.
(A)  Social exclusion
(B)  Vulnerability
(C)  Unemployment
(D)  Inflation

Answer :    A

Question. Which of the following states has focused on developing its human resources sector, which in turn has helped in reducing the poverty ratio?
(A)  Punjab
(B)  Haryana
(C)  Orissa
(D)  West Bengal
(e) Kerala

Answer :  E

Question. The social groups that are more vulnerable to poverty are ____.
(A)  Rural people
(B)  SC's and ST's
(C)  Minorities
(D)  Illiterates

Answer :  B

Question. The levels of income and consumption of people are measured by the ____.
(A)  Per capita income 
(B)  Gross Domestic Product
(C)  Poverty line
(D)  Employment Exchange

Answer :    C

Question. Lack of employment, education and health care determines ____.
(A)  Vulnerability
(B)  Poverty
(C)  Under development
(D)  Unemployment

Answer :  A

Question: Which of the following is a social indicator of poverty laid by social scientists:
(A) Increase in population
(B) Illiteracy level
(C) Caste
(D) Health Club membership

Answer :  B

Question: Which one is a social group from amongst the following groups vulnerable to poverty?
(A) Rural agricultural labour households.
(B) Urban casual labour households.
(C) Scheduled caste and schedule tribe households.
(D) The female daily wagers.

Answer :  C