Welcome to your Poverty as a Challenge (Quiz)
1. How does caste-based exclusion illustrate social exclusion?
2. Which city does Ram Saran work near as a daily-wage labourer?
3. What is the main objective of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005?
4. Which of the following best describes 'vulnerability to poverty'?
5. Why does the official definition of poverty fall short, according to scholars?
6. What is the aim of the Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY), started in 1993?
7. Which states had poverty levels above the all-India Head Count Ratio (HCR) in 2011-12?
8. Which sector created job opportunities due to the Green Revolution?
9. In which state was the poverty ratio the highest as per the 2011 Census?
10. Which economic group faces the highest poverty ratio in India?
11. Which historical factor contributed to widespread poverty in India?
12. What is the purpose of the Public Distribution System (PDS)?
13. Which region has the largest concentration of poor people globally?
14. What is the international poverty line defined by the World Bank?
15. Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?
16. How does vulnerability to poverty differ from social exclusion?
17. What contributed to poverty reduction in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?
18. What is one key factor expected to help in poverty reduction over the next 10-15 years
19. Why have land reforms in rural areas failed to reduce poverty significantly?
20. What does "human poverty" encompass that the traditional poverty definition does not?
21. Which of the following is an indicator used by social scientists to measure poverty?
22. What was the primary result of the colonial government’s policies on Indian industries?
23. Which states have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty through high agricultural growth rates?
24. What is the primary reason Lakha Singh started earning at a young age?
25. What does ‘poverty line’ primarily measure?
26. Under the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP), which year was it launched?
27. Which government program guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households?
28. Which programme aims to organize poor families into self-help groups to bring them above the poverty line?
29. Who stated that India would be truly independent when its poorest people become free of suffering?
30. Why does social exclusion cause more damage than low income?