Welcome to your Poverty as a Challenge (Quiz)

1. 
Which economic group faces the highest poverty ratio in India?

2. 
Why have land reforms in rural areas failed to reduce poverty significantly?

3. 
Why does social exclusion cause more damage than low income?

4. 
Under the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP), which year was it launched?

5. 
Which states have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty through high agricultural growth rates?

6. 
What does ‘poverty line’ primarily measure?

7. 
What is the primary reason Lakha Singh started earning at a young age?

8. 
Which states had poverty levels above the all-India Head Count Ratio (HCR) in 2011-12?

9. 
Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?

10. 
What is the main objective of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005?

11. 
Which sector created job opportunities due to the Green Revolution?

12. 
What is the international poverty line defined by the World Bank?

13. 
Who stated that India would be truly independent when its poorest people become free of suffering?

14. 
How does vulnerability to poverty differ from social exclusion?

15. 
How does caste-based exclusion illustrate social exclusion?

16. 
Which government program guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households?

17. 
In which state was the poverty ratio the highest as per the 2011 Census?

18. 
Which region has the largest concentration of poor people globally?

19. 
What is the purpose of the Public Distribution System (PDS)?

20. 
Which historical factor contributed to widespread poverty in India?

21. 
Why does the official definition of poverty fall short, according to scholars?

22. 
Which programme aims to organize poor families into self-help groups to bring them above the poverty line?

23. 
What contributed to poverty reduction in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?

24. 
Which of the following is an indicator used by social scientists to measure poverty?

25. 
What is one key factor expected to help in poverty reduction over the next 10-15 years

26. 
Which of the following best describes 'vulnerability to poverty'?

27. 
What is the aim of the Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY), started in 1993?

28. 
Which city does Ram Saran work near as a daily-wage labourer?

29. 
What does "human poverty" encompass that the traditional poverty definition does not?

30. 
What was the primary result of the colonial government’s policies on Indian industries?