Poverty in India — Economics STD 11 Commerce / Arts — Question

____________ poverty is mostly found among agricultural and landless labourers or marginal farmers. [Urban/Rural/Relative]

Poverty line is an ____________ line. [imaginary/straight/visible]

Not a Commodity money
(a) Feathers
(b) Tusk
(c) Aluminium
(d) Animal skin

Post graduate working as a peon is called ___________

According to World Bank, India’s ____________ population lived below poverty line. [21.2%/5%/20%]

Statements that are incorrect regarding India’s five-year plans:
(a) The main objective of the first five-year plan was the development of agriculture.
(b) Social welfare and poverty eradication were the prime objectives of the seventh five-year plan.
(c) By the second five-year plan, focus increased on faster, inclusive growth.
(d) Development of both agriculture and industry were the main objectives of the third five-year plan.

Incorrect reasons for the population explosion in India
(a) Illiteracy
(b) Universalization of Marriage
(c) Joint family system
(d) Upliftment in lifestyle

Difficulties in Barter System
(a) Problem of Double coincidence of wants
(b) Lack of common measure of value
(c) Difficulties in the storage of goods
(d) Divisibility of goods possible

Statement incorrect with reference to Robbins definition:
(a) Means have specific uses.
(b) Welfare-oriented definition.
(c) Wants are unlimited.
(d) Means are scarce.

Features of National Population Policy, 2000
(a) Delay marriage age of girls
(b) Free and compulsory education up to age of 20
(c) Achieve a stable population by 2050
(d) Prevention and control of the communicable disease.