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Poverty as a Challenge · MP Board (MPBSE) STD 9 (Madhya Pradesh - English Medium). 45 questions.

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MCQ 11 Mark
Define the statement which suggests that calories requirements in rural areas are considered to be higher than urban areas.
  • A
    Because people in rural areas are poor.
  • B
    Because people in rural areas are adversely affected by natural calamities.
  • ✓
    Because people living in rural areas engage themselves in more physical work.
  • D
    Because people living in rural areas arc engaged in agriculture.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Because people living in rural areas engage themselves in more physical work.
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MCQ 21 Mark
Which of the following is not an anti$-$poverty programme?
  • A
    $\text{NREGA}.$
  • B
    $\text{AAY}.$
  • ✓
    $\text{NSSO}.$
  • D
    $\text{PMGY}.$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$\text{NSSO}.$
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MCQ 31 Mark
Poverty ratio in India as compared to Pakistan is:
  • A
    Same.
  • B
    Half.
  • ✓
    Two times.
  • D
    Two and a half times.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Two times.
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MCQ 41 Mark
The calorie requirement is higher in rural areas because:
  • A
    They do not enjoy as much as people in urban areas.
  • B
    Food items are expensive.
  • C
    They are unemployed.
  • ✓
    People are engaged in more physical labour.
Answer
Correct option: D.
People are engaged in more physical labour.
People of rural areas require higher calorie intake as compared to the people residing in urban areas because in rural areas people do ploughing, sowing etc. while in urban areas people sit in the comfort of their offices while working.
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MCQ 51 Mark
Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?
  • A
    Madhya Pradesh, Jammu $\ \&\ $ Kashmir.
  • B
    Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
  • ✓
    Orissa, Bihar.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Orissa, Bihar.
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MCQ 61 Mark
Which are the two poorest states in India?
  • ✓
    Odisha and Bihar.
  • B
    Haryana and Punjab.
  • C
    Maharashtra and Punjab.
  • D
    Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Odisha and Bihar.
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MCQ 71 Mark
Which state has the largest percentage of poors in India?
  • A
    Bihar
  • ✓
    Orissa
  • C
    Kerala
  • D
    Punjab
Answer
Correct option: B.
Orissa
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MCQ 81 Mark
Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of:
  • ✓
    Calories per day.
  • B
    Wheat consumption.
  • C
    Rice consumption per day.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Calories per day.
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MCQ 91 Mark
Which one of the social groups is vulnerable to poverty?
  • A
    Scheduled caste.
  • B
    Urban casual labour.
  • C
    Rural agricultural households.
  • ✓
    All the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All the above.
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MCQ 101 Mark
Which scheme was started in $1993$ to create self$-$employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
  • ✓
    Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana.
  • B
    National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
  • C
    Rural Employment Generation Programme.
  • D
    Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana.
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MCQ 111 Mark
Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?
  • A
    Scheduled castes.
  • B
    Scheduled tribes.
  • C
    Casual labourers.
  • ✓
    All the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All the above.
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MCQ 121 Mark
In rural areas in India, the accepted average calorie requirement per person per day is$-$
  • ✓
    $2400$ calories.
  • B
    $2100$ calories.
  • C
    $2200$ calories.
  • D
    $2500$ calories.
Answer
Correct option: A.
$2400$ calories.
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MCQ 131 Mark
What is the full form of $\text{NSSO}?$
  • ✓
    National Sample Survey Organisation.
  • B
    Natural Sample Survey Organisation.
  • C
    National Sample Sustain Organisation.
  • D
    Neutral Sample Survey Organisation.
Answer
Correct option: A.
National Sample Survey Organisation.
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MCQ 141 Mark
Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in:
  • A
    $2003$
  • B
    $1999$
  • ✓
    $2000$
  • D
    $2005$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$2000$
Antyodaya Anna Yojana $(\text{AAY})$ is a Government of India sponsored scheme to provide highly subsidised food to millions of the poorest families. This scheme was brain$-$child of then Union Food and Civil Supplies minister, Shanta Kumar. It was launched by the $\text{NDA}$ government on $25$ December $2000$ and first implemented in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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MCQ 151 Mark
Which of the following programmes was launched in the year $2000?$
  • A
    National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
  • B
    Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana.
  • C
    Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna.
  • ✓
    Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana.
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MCQ 161 Mark
When was the National Food for Work Programme launched?
  • A
    In $2000$
  • B
    In $2002$
  • ✓
    In $2004$
  • D
    In $2006$
Answer
Correct option: C.
In $2004$
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MCQ 171 Mark
Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India?
  • A
    Income level.
  • B
    Illiteracy level.
  • C
    Employment level.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 181 Mark
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.
  • ✓
    People are engaged in physical labour.
Answer
Correct option: D.
People are engaged in physical labour.
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MCQ 191 Mark
$\text{NFWP}$ is stand for:
  • A
    National Federation for Work and Progress.
  • B
    National Forest for Wildlife Protection.
  • C
    National Food and Wheat Processing.
  • ✓
    National Food for Work Programme.
Answer
Correct option: D.
National Food for Work Programme.
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MCQ 201 Mark
In rural areas, which of the following are not poor?
  • A
    Landless agricultural workers.
  • B
    Backward classes.
  • C
    Rural artisans.
  • ✓
    Medium farmers.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Medium farmers.
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MCQ 211 Mark
Who do not come under the category of urban poor?
  • A
    The casual workers.
  • B
    The unemployed.
  • ✓
    The shopkeepe.
  • D
    Rickshawpullers.
Answer
Correct option: C.
The shopkeepe.
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MCQ 221 Mark
Which one is not the major cause of income inequality in India?
  • A
    Unequal distribution of land.
  • ✓
    Lack of fertile land.
  • C
    Gap between the rich and the poor.
  • D
    Increase in population.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Lack of fertile land.
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MCQ 231 Mark
The country which has the largest single concentration of the poor people in the world is:
  • A
    China.
  • B
    Pakistan.
  • ✓
    India.
  • D
    Nepal.
Answer
Correct option: C.
India.
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MCQ 241 Mark
Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line?
  • ✓
    $\text{NSSO}.$
  • B
    $\text{CSO}.$
  • C
    Planning Commission.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
$\text{NSSO}.$
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MCQ 251 Mark
Which one are not the major causes of income inequality in India?
  • A
    Unequal distribution of land.
  • ✓
    Lack of fertile land.
  • C
    Gap between rich and the poor.
  • D
    Increase in population.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Lack of fertile land.
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MCQ 261 Mark
Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates?
  • A
    Huge income inequalities.
  • B
    Unequal distribution of land.
  • C
    Lack of effective implementation of land reforms.
  • ✓
    All the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All the above.
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MCQ 271 Mark
What is the most difficult challenge faced by independent India?
  • A
    Malnutrition.
  • B
    Child labour.
  • C
    Unemployment.
  • ✓
    Poverty.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Poverty.
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MCQ 281 Mark
How many people in India live below the poverty line?
  • A
    $30$ crores
  • ✓
    $26$ crores
  • C
    $28$ crores
  • D
    $24$ crores
Answer
Correct option: B.
$26$ crores
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MCQ 291 Mark
In which state is the public distribution system responsible for the reduction in poverty?
  • A
    Andhra Pradesh.
  • B
    Tamil Nadu.
  • ✓
    Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Both $(a)$ and $(b).$
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MCQ 301 Mark
In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
  • A
    Tamil Nadu
  • B
    Punjab
  • ✓
    West Bengal
  • D
    Kerala
Answer
Correct option: C.
West Bengal
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MCQ 311 Mark
Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?
  • ✓
    Mahatma Gandhi.
  • B
    Indira Gandhi.
  • C
    Jawahar lal Nehru.
  • D
    Subhash Chandra Bose.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mahatma Gandhi.
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MCQ 321 Mark
Which states have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates?
  • A
    Kerala and West Bengal.
  • B
    Punjab and Tamil Nadu.
  • ✓
    Punjab and Haryana.
  • D
    Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Punjab and Haryana.
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MCQ 331 Mark
Which one from the following is considered as poor?
  • A
    A rich landlord.
  • B
    A businessman.
  • ✓
    A landless labourer.
  • D
    A teacher.
Answer
Correct option: C.
A landless labourer.
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MCQ 341 Mark
Which are the most vulnerable social and economic groups to poverty in India?
  • ✓
    Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
  • B
    Young people.
  • C
    Some upper caste people.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
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MCQ 351 Mark
What helped West Bengal in reducing poverty?
  • A
    Human resource development.
  • B
    Public distribution of food grains.
  • C
    Population control.
  • ✓
    Land reform measures.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Land reform measures.
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MCQ 361 Mark
What is the poverty ratio in the state of Orissa?
  • A
    $50\%$
  • ✓
    $47\%$
  • C
    $60\%$
  • D
    $57\%$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$47\%$
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MCQ 371 Mark
Which one from the following states is above the national average of poverty ratio?
  • ✓
    West Bengal
  • B
    Tamil Nadu
  • C
    Andhra Pradesh
  • D
    Karnataka
Answer
Correct option: A.
West Bengal
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MCQ 381 Mark
Social exclusion denies certain individuals the:
  • A
    Facilities.
  • B
    Benefits.
  • C
    Opportunities.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 391 Mark
Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
  • A
    Lack of proper implementation.
  • B
    Lack of right targeting.
  • ✓
    Corruption at the highest level.
  • D
    Overlapping of schemes.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Corruption at the highest level.
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MCQ 401 Mark
Who are the poorest of the poor?
  • A
    Women.
  • B
    Elderly people.
  • C
    Female infants.
  • ✓
    All of these.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of these.
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MCQ 411 Mark
How many people in India live in poverty?
  • ✓
    $260$ million.
  • B
    $200$ million.
  • C
    $150$ million.
  • D
    $100$ million.
Answer
Correct option: A.
$260$ million.
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MCQ 421 Mark
Vulnerability to poverty is determined by the options for finding an alternative living in terms of:
  • A
    Assets.
  • B
    Education.
  • C
    Health.
  • ✓
    All of the above.
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above.
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MCQ 431 Mark
The accepted average calorie requirement per person in urban areas in India is:
  • A
    $2200$ calories.
  • B
    $2000$ calories.
  • C
    $2300$ calories.
  • ✓
    $2100$ calories.
Answer
Correct option: D.
$2100$ calories.
The accepted average calorie requirement in India is $2400$ calories per person per day in rural areas and $2100$ calories per person per day in urban areas.
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MCQ 441 Mark
Poverty line in rural areas is $($As per $1999 – 2000$ prices$)$
  • ✓
    $Rs. 328$
  • B
    $Rs. 370$
  • C
    $Rs. 454$
  • D
    $Rs. 460$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$Rs. 328$
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MCQ 451 Mark
Which among the following is the method to estimate the poverty line?
  • A
    Investment method.
  • ✓
    Income method.
  • C
    Capital method.
  • D
    Human method.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Income method.
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