POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE

Every fourth person in India is poor i.e., 270 million people in India live under poverty

in

• 2018-2019

• 2012-2013

• 2011-2012

• 2008-2009

Gandhiji insisted that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its

people become free from

• Poverty

• Human suffering

• British

• Pollution

The average calorie requirement in India is _______ calorie per person per day in rural

areas and ________ per person per day in urban areas as per calculations in 2011-12.

• 3200,2100

• 2100,2400

• 2400,2100

• 4400,3200

The Poverty line is estimated periodically by conducting sample surveys by ________

• National Simple Survey Organization (NSSO).

• National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO).

• National Survey surfers Organization (NSSO).

• National Sample Surving Organization (NSSA).

Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty in India are __________

• Schaeduled Caste and

  Schaeduled Tribe

• Schaduled Caste and

  Schaduled Tribe

• Scheduled Caste and

  Scheduled Tribe

• Schaduled Caste and

  Scheduled Tribe

States like Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha are above all

• India middle class level

• India poverty level

• India rich level

_________ has focused more on human resource development to reduce poverty.

• Kerela

• West bengal

• Bihar

• Tamil nadu

In _______ land reform measures have helped to control poverty.

• West bengal

• Kerela

• Karnataka

• Andra pradesh

________ and _________ the public distribution of food grains helped to

reduce poverty.

• Karnataka and Haryana

• Tripura and Mizoram

• Tamil nadu and Andra pradesh

• Punjab and Uttarakhand

Poverty in South Asian countries has declined from _______ in 2005 to _________ in 2013

• 16.2% , 34%

• 16.4% , 32%

• 34% , 16.2%

• 34% ,16.4%