CBSE Class 9 Social Science Poverty as a Challenge Worksheet Set B

Question. The Calorie requirement is higher in the Rural areas because. 
(A) They do not enjoy as much as people in the Urban areas.
(B) Food items are expensive.
(C) They are engaged in mental work.
(D) People are engaged in physical labour
Answer : D

Question. Which Industry suffered the most during the Colonial Period? 
(A) Agriculture
(B) Raw Materials
(C) Textiles
(D) Manufacturing
Answer : C

Question. NSSO stands for. 
(A) National Sample Survey Organisation
(B) National Sampling Survey Organisation
(C) National Sample Survey Organised
(D) National Sample Surveyed Organisation
Answer : A

Question. Who do not come under the category of Urban Poor? 
(A) Landlords
(B) Shopkeepers
(C) Farmers
(D) Technicians
Answer : B

Question. When was the Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana started? 
(A) In 1991
(B) In 1990
(C) In 1993
(D) In 1995
Answer : C

Question. Which of these States has Maximum Poverty? 
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : C

Question. Give the full form of REGP. 
(A) Rural Employment Generation Programme
(B) Rural Employed Generation Programme.
(C) Rural Employment Generating Programme.
(D) Rural Engaged Generation Programme.
Answer : A

Question. Which part of the World shows an increased trend in Poverty?
(A) African region
(B) Sub-Saharan Africa
(C) Asian region
(D) Both (B) & (C)
Answer : D

Let's Discuss

Question. What do you think would be the ‘minimum necessary level’ in your locality?
Answer : According to me minimum necessary level in our locality is two thousand rupees per month, because I live in very poor locality. Because of belonging to poor strata, we are unable to earn much and because of low income we are unable to spend more; that’s why the minimum necessary level in our locality is very low. We don’t need much to spend on luxuries or lavishing things because already it’s very difficult task for us to earn for our basic needs.

Question. Observe some of the poor families around you and try to find the following:
(i) Which social and economic group do they belong to?
(ii) Who are the earning members in the family?
(iii) What is the condition of the old people in the family?
(iv) Are all the children (boys and girls) attending schools?
Answer :(i) Some of the poor families around us belong to social groups like scheduled tribes and scheduled castes households and economic group like rural agricultural labour household. Few of them belong to other social groups as well.
(ii) Usually each able member of these families earns through some or other activity.
This is because the wages earned by one or two members of the family are usually not enough to help sustain the household.
(iii) The older people in these families have the most dilapidated situation. They suffer from medical conditions but don’t get enough medical attention due to lack of resources.
They do not get respect in the family as they are considered burdensome for the family.
(iv) Hardly any of the children are attending school. The parents who even send their children to schools, send the male children, while the female children are left at home to manage household chores.

Question. Study the Graph above and do the following:
Poverty Ratio in Selected Indian States, 1999-2000

(i) Identify the three states where the poverty ratio is the highest.
(ii) Identify the three states where poverty ratio is the lowest.
Answer : (i) In states like Orissa, Bihar and Assam, the poverty ratio is the highest because these are the states that have been suffering from underdevelopment, illiteracy and other issues which further deteriorates the bad condition of the poor.
(ii) In states like Kerela, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in these states the poverty ratio is the lowest because of the economic development in these states. These states have been developed upto a limit from the very beginning and people are educated, they have skills and knowledge which makes it easier for them to be on the favorable side of poverty line.

Very Short Answer Question

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