Important Class 12 Economics MCQ Questions of Poverty with Answers, which is outlined by expert Economics teachers from the latest syllabus and exam pattern prescribed by CBSE. Prepare effectively for the exam, taking the help of the Class 12 Economics Objective type Questions free of cost from here. Each question has four options followed by the right answer.
Students can practice CBSE Class 12 Economics Multiple Choice Questions with Answers to score great marks in the examination. It helps students to understand the concept very clearly. This may also assist you to understand and check your knowledge about the chapters.
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1. More than _______ of the world’s poor live in India.
(A) half
(B) one-third
(C) one-fourth
(D) one-fifth
2.What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011-12?
(A) 26.1%
(B) 19.3%
(C) 22%
(D) 32%
3. Which of the following is the poverty determination measure?
(A) Head Count Ratio
(B) Sen Index
(C) Poverty Gap Index
(D) All of these
4. When was the Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand was formed?
(A) 1969
(B) 1979
(C) 1989
(D) 1999
5. Those who regularly move in and out of poverty are called
(A) Chronically poor
(B) Churning poor
(C) Occasionally poor
(D) Transient poor
6. In 2011-12, poverty line was defined worth ________ as consumption per person a month for rural areas and _______ for urban areas.
(A) ₹816 and ₹1,000
(B) ₹1,012 and ₹1,210
(C) ₹550 and ₹860
(D) ₹860 and ₹673
7. The Minimum requirements of a person, include : –
(a) Food
(b) Education
(c) Car
(d) Both a and b
8. Poverty is a state in which a person is : –
(a) Poor
(b) Does not has proper home
(c) Inability to fulfil basic requirements
(d) None of these
9. Urban poor includes
(a) Street Cobblers
(b) Road side vendors
(c) Push cart vendors
(d) All of these
10. Landless laborer is an example of
(a) Urban poor
(b) Rural poor
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
11. People who are always below poverty line are termed as
(a) Chronic poor
(b) Seasonal poor
(c) Always Poor
(d) None of these
12. Which category of poor includes both ‘Always’ and ‘Usually’ poor.
(a) Churning poor
(b) Transient poor
(c) Seasonal poor
(d) Chronically poor
13. _________ poor are the people who move in and out of poverty on a regular basis.
(a) Occasionally
(b) Chronic
(c) Churning
(d) None of the above
14. Which of the following is a characteristic of people below the poverty line?
(a) Debt trap
(b) Gender inequality
(c) Poor health
(d) All of the above
15. Which of the following is the full form of MPCE?
(a) Minimum per capita expenditure
(b) Maximum per capita expenditure
(c) Monthly per capita expenditure
(d) None of the above
16. Which of the following are examples of self-employment programs in India?
(a) Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna
(b) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojna
(c) Both a and b are incorrect
(d) Both a and b are correct
17. Which of the following is a part of transient poor?
(a) Churning poor
(b) Occasionally poor
(c) Both a and b are correct
(d) Both a and b are incorrect
18. In which year was the National Food for Work Programme launched in India?
(a) 2005
(b) 2004
(c) 2002
(d) 2001
19. SJSRY stands for:
(a) Swarna Jaynati Shahri Rozgar Yojna
(b) Shahari Jeewan Sudhar Rashtriya Yojana
(c) Sampoorna Jeewan Shahari Rozgar Yojna
(d) None of these
20. ______ poor are the ones who regularly move in and out of poverty.
(a) Chronic
(b) Churning
(c) Occasionally
(d) None of these
21. The earlier ‘Food for work Programme’ has now been converted into:
(a) Intensive Area Development Program
(b) Integrated Rural Development Program
(c) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Program
(d) Minimum Needs Program
22. Which of the following is a characteristic of poor people?
(a) Poor health
(b) Debt Trap
(c) Smaller Families
(d) Gender Inequality
23. MPCE stands for __
(a) Monthly Per Capital Expenditure
(b) Minimum Per Capita Expenditure
(c) Maximum Per Capital Expenditure
(d) None of these
24. Self-employment programmes include:
(a) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
(b) Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana
(c) National Food for Work Programme
(d) All of the above
25. Who introduced the concept of ‘Jail Cost of Living’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dodabhai Naroji
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) None of these
