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

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Important Questions on Poverty as Challenge

HARD

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 70 80 5
B 90 82 10
C 60 75 15
D 62 76 10

 

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The daily wage of a person in a rural area is Rs 180. 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  14 4 2
 Mulkha 15 7 2
 Fakira  10 5 4
 Preeto  12 6 3

 

EASY
The State having maximum population of poor, in India is -
HARD

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 8th 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.

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The concept of Relative poverty is comparatively more relevant in these countries -
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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 100 15 7 2
Yashwant Palampur Village 80 25 3 3
Sheelam Bangalore 100 25 4 3
Sumer Dindori Village 100 15 6 2

 

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Which among the following is a measure used to ascertain poverty based on the proportion of people living below the poverty line?
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People living in rural areas engage themselves in more physical work and henceforth the calorie requirement in rural areas is lesser than in urban areas.
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Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option:

Statement 1Poverty is a multi-dimensional challenge.

Statement 2Determination 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 3Poor in India spend a lot of money on observing religious ceremonies and meeting social obligations.

EASY
Which of the following year is proposed by the United Nations in which this institution asserts the reduction in all types of poverty?
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The capital method is the process to estimate the poverty line.
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 Poverty has been reduced through proper public distribution system in _____(Tamil Nadu/Delhi).
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Earlier in India, the poverty of people was generally measured in relation to:

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The population which survive on less than $1.25 per day are considered living below poverty line from the year 2008 .
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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.

 

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Which country of Southeast Asia made rapid economic growth resulting in a significant decline in poverty?
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 Poverty has been reduced through human resource development in _____(Kerala/Punjab).
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BPL means _____(Below Poverty Line/Below Population Limit).
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Global poverty scenario varies from one region to another region.