MCQ Class 9 Economics Chapter 3 Poverty As A Challenge Advertisement MCQ’s For All Chapters – Economics Class 9th 1. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because:people are engaged in physical labour.food items are expensive.they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas.they are engaged in mental work.Question 1 of 202. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar YojanaPradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)National Rural Employment Guarantee ActRural Employment Generation ProgrammeQuestion 2 of 203. Who are the poorest of the poor?ChildrenWomenOld peopleAll of the aboveQuestion 3 of 204. What is the main cause of poverty in India?High growth in populationHigh income inequalitiesLess job opportunitiesAll of the aboveQuestion 4 of 205. A person is considered poor if his or her income level falls below a given:‘minimum level’ necessary to fulfill basic needs‘maximum level’ necessary to fulfill basic needscould be ( A ) and ( B ) bothnone of the aboveQuestion 5 of 206. Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?Madhya Pradesh, MaharashtraOrissa, BiharUttar Pradesh, JharkhandNone of the aboveQuestion 6 of 207. For the year 2000, the poverty line for a person was fixed at:Rs. 428 per month for rural areas and Rs. 454 for urban areasRs. 328 per month for rural areas and Rs. 554 for urban areasRs. 328 per month for rural areas and Rs. 454 for urban areasnone of the aboveQuestion 7 of 208. What is accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?2500240021002800Question 8 of 209. Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are:scheduled castes onlyscheduled tribes onlyboth scheduled castes and scheduled tribesnone of the aboveQuestion 9 of 2010. Women, children (girl child) and old people are:dependent on thesemuch richer than otherspoorest of the poornone of the aboveQuestion 10 of 2011. Which of the following programmes was launched in the year 2000?Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya YojanaPrime Minister Rojgar YojanaNational Rural Employment Guarantee ActSwarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar YojnaQuestion 11 of 2012. Who is an Urban poor as per the year 2011-12?Income Rs 454 per month per personIncome Rs 500 per month per personIncome Rs 450 per month per personIncome Rs 1,000 per month per personQuestion 12 of 2013. In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 1981 to 2001?RussiaIndiaSub-Saharan AfricaChinaQuestion 13 of 2014. Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana was started in:1993199119901992Question 14 of 2015. In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?PunjabJammu & KashmirWest BengalGujaratQuestion 15 of 2016. Which organisation carries out a survey for determining the poverty line?PMGYNSSOPMRYNone of the aboveQuestion 16 of 2017. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because :people are engaged in physical labour.food items are expensive.they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas.they are engaged in mental work.Question 17 of 2018. Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in :2005199920032000Question 18 of 2019. Which country of South-East Asia made rapid economic growth resulting in a significant decline in poverty?PakistanChinaIndiaNepalQuestion 19 of 2020. The country which has the largest single concentration of the poor people in the world is :NepalPakistanChinaIndiaQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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