
In which state of the India has maximum population under poverty line?

Important Questions on Poverty as Challenge
A country has four groups of people. The table below shows some social indicators of their groups. Identify the group that is the most vulnerable.
Group | Literacy Rate | Life Expectancy (in years) | Unemployment rate % |
A | |||
B | |||
C | |||
D |

The daily wage of a person in a rural area is Rs . Arrange the following households in descending order of vulnerability to poverty.
Name of the Households |
Households Person – days of employment |
Size of the Household |
Working members of the family |
Ruldoo | |||
Mulkha | |||
Fakira | |||
Preeto |


Arrange the following persons in terms of ascending order of vulnerability to poverty that is from the least vulnerable to the most vulnerable.
(i) Rahul completed standard and is working as a bus driver in a private bus transport company with proper employment order and labour security cover.
(ii) Rithish is a graduate and a musician. He earns living through concerts in larger towns and cities all over the country.
(iii) Ramu is an illiterate and agricultural labourer in a village with only drylands.
(iv) Ramesh can read and write, and he is a construction worker employed on a daily wage basis by a contractor in a big town.


Based on the given table, arrange the following households in the order of the most poor to the least poor.
Name of Head of Household | Location of Residence | Daily Wages | No. of workdays per person | Size of the household | No. of working members |
Jeewan | Mumbai | ||||
Yashwant | Palampur Village | ||||
Sheelam | Bangalore | ||||
Sumer | Dindori Village |



Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option:
Statement : Poverty is a multi-dimensional challenge.
Statement : Determination of the poverty line requires that we ascertain the maximum level of food, fuel and lighting, clothing, education and healthcare, etc. needed to survive.
Statement : Poor in India spend a lot of money on observing religious ceremonies and meeting social obligations.





Earlier in India, the poverty of people was generally measured in relation to:


Identify the indicator of poverty using the clues given below.
Clues |
(i) It was developed by the World Bank. |
(ii) It measures the intensity of poverty. |
(iii) It measures the extent to which individuals fall below the poverty line as a proportion of the poverty line. |





