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Poverty as a Challenge (Quiz)

Welcome to your Poverty as a Challenge (Quiz)

1. 
What is the international poverty line defined by the World Bank?

2. 
Why does the official definition of poverty fall short, according to scholars?

3. 
Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?

4. 
What is the purpose of the Public Distribution System (PDS)?

5. 
What is one key factor expected to help in poverty reduction over the next 10-15 years

6. 
Which region has the largest concentration of poor people globally?

7. 
Who stated that India would be truly independent when its poorest people become free of suffering?

8. 
What does "human poverty" encompass that the traditional poverty definition does not?

9. 
What does ‘poverty line’ primarily measure?

10. 
Which of the following best describes 'vulnerability to poverty'?

11. 
What is the primary reason Lakha Singh started earning at a young age?

12. 
What contributed to poverty reduction in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?

13. 
Which programme aims to organize poor families into self-help groups to bring them above the poverty line?

14. 
What is the main objective of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005?

15. 
In which state was the poverty ratio the highest as per the 2011 Census?

16. 
Which city does Ram Saran work near as a daily-wage labourer?

17. 
How does vulnerability to poverty differ from social exclusion?

18. 
Which sector created job opportunities due to the Green Revolution?

19. 
Which government program guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households?

20. 
Which of the following is an indicator used by social scientists to measure poverty?

21. 
Which historical factor contributed to widespread poverty in India?

22. 
What was the primary result of the colonial government’s policies on Indian industries?

23. 
What is the aim of the Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY), started in 1993?

24. 
Why have land reforms in rural areas failed to reduce poverty significantly?

25. 
Why does social exclusion cause more damage than low income?

26. 
Which states had poverty levels above the all-India Head Count Ratio (HCR) in 2011-12?

27. 
How does caste-based exclusion illustrate social exclusion?

28. 
Under the Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP), which year was it launched?

29. 
Which states have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty through high agricultural growth rates?

30. 
Which economic group faces the highest poverty ratio in India?

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