Question 2 :
Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are Scheduled Castes and _____ households.

Question 3 :
Poverty is a social problem not only in India but the whole world.

Question 4 :
'Poverty ismore restrictive and limiting than anything else. If poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals; ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim continuously at the eradication of poverty and its companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also'.&#160;<br/><br/>Which of the following is not implied by the above passage?&#160;<br/>

Question 6 :
The 'poorest of the poor' are those who are systematically denied equal access to their family resources in rural areas. They include _____ .

Question 7 :
In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?

Question 8 :
The main aim of the Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act is to provide ____________.

Question 9 :
Uneven distribution of poverty is due to differences in _____ and _____ infrastructure in different states.

Question 10 :
Which one of the following is not a cause of poverty in India?

Question 11 :
Which organization in India studies the rate of poverty and makes an estimation about it?

Question 12 :
Which of the following programmes has an objective to provide wages and food grains for work to people from rural areas?

Question 14 :
The estimation of India's poverty situation is surveyed by which government agency?

Question 16 :
Under Gram SamradhiYojna, the Gram Panchayats can use all the funds in rural development programmes.

Question 17 :
The Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojna was launched in the urban areas with the aim of increasing job opportunities along with food security.

Question 19 :
Punjab and Haryana have succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of ____________.

Question 20 :
Which of the following groups is/are vulnerable to poverty in India?

Question 21 :
Assertion: (A) Poverty is essentially a social phenomenon and secondarily a material or physical phenomenon. Reason: (R) Poverty is the socio-economic phenomenon whereby the resources available to a society are used to satisfy the wants of the few while many do not have even their basic needs met.

Question 23 :
The factors which are considered to calculate poverty line are ______ .