MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Poverty Class 11 Economics

Please refer to MCQ Questions Chapter 4 Poverty Class 11 Economics with answers provided below. These multiple-choice questions have been developed based on the latest NCERT book for class 11 Economics issued for the current academic year. We have provided MCQ Questions for Class 11 Economics for all chapters on our website. Students should learn the objective based questions for Chapter 4 Poverty in Class 11 Economics provided below to get more marks in exams.

Chapter 4 Poverty MCQ Questions

Please refer to the following Chapter 4 Poverty MCQ Questions Class 11 Economics with solutions for all important topics in the chapter.

MCQ Questions Answers for Chapter 4 Poverty Class 11 Economics

Question. Which of the following factors make casual labourers the most vulnerable section in society.
A. They have no job security
B. They are not skilled
C. They don’t generate enough surplus to sustain themselves
D. All of the above

Question. Who was the person in India who discuss the concept of poverty line?
A. William Digby
B. Findlay Shirras
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. R.C. Desai 

Question. Poverty continues to persist in India, because of
A. Rising prices
B. Rising population
C. Lack of opportunities of employment
D. All of these 

Question. The people who never move above the poverty line are known as:
A. Churning poor
B. Occasionally poor
C. Chronic poor
D. Non-poor 

Question. MPCE stands for
A. Minimum Per Capita Expenditure
B, Monthaly Per Capita Expenditure
C. Maximum Per Capita Expenditure
D. None of the above

Question. Who introduced the concept of ‘Jail Cost of Living’ ?
A. William Digby
B. Findlay Shirras
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Dr. VKRV Rao 

Question.———— programme intend to improve the food and nutritional staus of the poor.
A. Midday Meal Scheme
B. Public Distribution System
C. Integrated Child Development Scheme
D. All of these 

Question. When was ‘Expert Group’ was constituted by planning commission?
A. 2002
B. 1989
C. 2005
D. B and C both 

Question. The approach to reduce poverty through specific poverty alleviation programmes has been initiated from the _____________ 
A. Second Five Year Plan
B. Third Five Year Plan
C. Fifth Five Year Plan
D. Seventh Five Year Plan

Question. Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand was formed to identify the number of poor in the country in which year
A. 1962
B. 1979
C. 2005
D. 2014

Question. ______ is often used for measuring poverty in relative sense. 
A. HDI
B. Lorenz Curve
C. Planning Commission
D. All of these

Question. The concept of poverty line was introduced in 
A. 1973
B. 1975
C. 1979
D. 1981

Question. Which of the following is an action adopted under the minimum basic amenities to the poor. 
A. Prime Minister RozgarYojana
B. SawarnJayantiShahariRozgarYojana
C. Pradhan MantariGramodayaYojana
D. National Rural Livelihood Mission

Question. Economist identify the poor on the basis of their _____ and ownership of assets: 
A. Income
B. Occupation
C. Expenditure
D. Living Standard

Question. Which of the is not a main cause of poverty in India? 
A. Low capital formation
B. Lack of social welfare nets
C. Social exclusion
D. Migration of people from rural to urban India

Question. The calorie requirement for measuring poverty line is higher in rural area than urban areas because in rural area: 
A. People do not enjoy as much as people in urban areas
B. Food items are expensive
C. People are engaged in mental work
D. People are engaged in physical labour

Question. The average calories required per person in urban area is 
A. 2400
B. 2100
C. 2500
D. 2150

Question. The official data on poverty is made available to the public by the __________ and estimated on the basis of consumption expenditure data collected by the_______. 
A. National Statistical Office, NITI Aayog
B. National Sample Survey Office, CSO
C. NITI Aayog, National Statistical Office
D. CSO , National Sample Survey Office

Question. Which of the following self-employment program provides financial assistance in the form of bank loans to set small industries? 
A. Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)
B. Prime Minister’s RozgarYojana (PMRY)
C. SwarnaJayantiShahariRozgarYojana
D. All of these

Assertion-Reasoning Questions :

Question. Assertion (A) : Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) mechanism satisfactorily identifies the poor households in our country.
Reason (R): It groups all the poor together and does not differentiate between the very poor and the other poor. Also this mechanism takes into account expenditure on food and only a few select items as proxy for income. 
Alternatives
A. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion A..
B. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion A..
C. Assertion A. is true but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion A. is False but Reason (R) is true

Question. Assertion (A) : Most of the farmers are in debt-trap. 
Reason (R): They borrow from money lenders, who charge high rates of interest, that push them into chronic indebtedness.
A. Both Assertion A. and Reason ® are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion A..
B. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion A..
C. Assertion A. is true but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion A. is False but Reason (R) is true

Question. Assertion (A) : The government approach to poverty reduction was of three dimensions.
Reason (R): Poverty is the inability to fulfil the minimum requirements of the life. 
Alternatives
A. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion A..
B. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion A..
C. Assertion A. is true but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion A. is False but Reason (R) is true.

Question. Assertion (A) :Calorie-based norm is not an adequate measure to identify the poor.
Reason (R): This method does not differentiate between the very poor and the other poor. This mechanism takes into account expenditure on food and a few other items as proxy for income, It ignores many other vital factors associated with poverty; for instance, the accessibility to basic education, health care, drinking water and sanitation. 
Alternatives
A. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion A..
B. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion A..
C. Assertion A. is true but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion A. is False but Reason (R) is true,

Question. Assertion (A): Poverty is closely related to nature of employment
Reason (R): Unemployment or underemployment and the casual and intermittent nature of work in both urban and rural areas that compels indebtedness, in turn, reinforces poverty. 
Alternatives
A. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion A..
B. Both Assertion A. and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion A..
C. Assertion A. is true but Reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion A. is False but Reason (R) is true,

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