A level Poverty Quiz 1

15 Questions

Quiz Description

In this A level economics quiz, our studies shall be centered on poverty. We all know what poverty is right? So here in this quiz, we will be looking at some aspects of poverty such as the various types of poverty, the social indicators of poverty, the vulnerability of some economic and/or groups to poverty, etc. This quiz will assist you greatly in your study of economics.

Poverty as we all know is not having enough money to purchase basic human necessities such as clothing, food, and shelter. In economic terms, poverty is a state in which an individual or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. There are many types of poverty, but we shall focus on two: absolute poverty and relative poverty. Absolute poverty is a condition where a household’s income is below the required level to maintain basic living standards. On the other hand, relative poverty is when a household receives 50% less than average household income, so they do have some money but still not sufficient to afford anything above the basics. 

Let’s now dive right into the answering of the quiz. You have 15+ questions in this quiz to prove your understanding of the topic. We wish you the best. 

1:

 ______ are often used for measuring poverty in relative sense: 


Correct
  • 1:
    HDI
  • 2:
    Gini co-efficient
  • 3:
    Planning Commission
  • 4:
    All of these
2:

 NFFWP was launched in: 


Correct
  • 1:
    December 2000
  • 2:
    April 1999
  • 3:
    November 2005
  • 4:
    April 2002
3:

 EAS stands for : 


Correct
  • 1:
    Education Assurance Scheme
  • 2:
    Employment Assurance Scheme
  • 3:
    Electrification Assurance Schemev
  • 4:
    Education Assurance Services
4:

 When poverty is taken in relative term and is related to the distribution of income consumption expenditure its called: 


Correct
  • 1:
    Law line poverty
  • 2:
    Absolute poverty
  • 3:
    Relative poverty
  • 4:
    None
5:

 The percentage of population living below the poverty line has been estimated in the 2004-05 at: 


Correct
  • 1:
    20
  • 2:
    22
  • 3:
    30
  • 4:
    36
6:

 Who is considered as poor? 


Correct
  • 1:
    Landlords
  • 2:
    Landless labourer
  • 3:
    A rich farmer
  • 4:
    Businessman.
7:

 Women and children under the age of five are food insecure population due to: 


Correct
  • 1:
    Malnutrition
  • 2:
    Healthy diet at
  • 3:
    Fats
  • 4:
    None of the above.
8:

 Which one of the Social groups is vulnerable to poverty? 


Correct
  • 1:
    Scheduled caste
  • 2:
    Urban casual labour
  • 3:
    Rural Agricultural households
  • 4:
    All of the above.
9:

 What is the average calories required in rural areas for measuring poverty? 


Correct
  • 1:
    2400 calories per person per day
  • 2:
    2100 calories per person per day
  • 3:
    2800 calories per person per day
  • 4:
    None of these
10:

 The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because: 


Correct
  • 1:
    they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas
  • 2:
    food items are expensive
  • 3:
    they are engaged in mental work
  • 4:
    People are engaged in physical labour
11:

 Which one of the following Economic groups is vulnerable to poverty? 


Correct
  • 1:
    Scheduled Caste
  • 2:
    Scheduled Tribes
  • 3:
    Rural Agricultural Household
  • 4:
    All the above.
12:

 Which of the following is not a major reason for the lack of effectiveness of targeted anti-poverty programmes? 


Correct
  • 1:
    Lack of proper implementation
  • 2:
    Lack of right targeting
  • 3:
    Overlapping of schemes
  • 4:
    All the above.
13:

 Calorie requirement in rural areas is more than in the urban areas because: 


Correct
  • 1:
    rural people eat more
  • 2:
    rural people have high bodies
  • 3:
    rural people do more hard physical work
  • 4:
    rural people have to take more rest.
14:

 Which of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty? 


Correct
  • 1:
    Less no. of means of transport
  • 2:
    Illiteracy level
  • 3:
    Lack of access to health care
  • 4:
    Lack of job opportunities
15:

 Who are considered as the poorest of the poor? 


Correct
  • 1:
    Scheduled castes
  • 2:
    Scheduled tribes
  • 3:
    Disaster struck people
  • 4:
    Women female, infants and old people.

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