Poverty (Indian Economic Development) Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answer

1. Those who regularly move in and out of poverty are called

2. Poverty is a state in which a person is 

3. landless labourers are examples of

4. Absolute poverty determines the minimum physical quantities of the requirement for a subsistence level, with the help of ______

5. ______ and hunger are the key features of the poorest households

6. What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011-12

7. Which of the following is an action adopted under the provision of minimum basic amenities to the people?

8. There exists a direct relationship between _________ and poverty

9. The Poverty across other people, regions or country is known as 

10. _________ is the proportion of persons living below the poverty line

11. Under the British, India began to export food grains and, as a result, as many as ________ people died in famines between 1875 and 1900

12. Amartya Sen, noted Nobel Laureate, has developed an index known as _________

13. Poverty is the inability to secure the ________ consumption requirements for life, health, and efficiency

14. When was the Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand was formed

15. NFWP was launched in:

16. More than _______ of the world’s poor live in India

17. Which of the following programmes provide assistance to elderly people are given under?

18. In 2011-12, poverty line was defined worth ________ as consumption per person a month for rural areas and _______ for urban areas.

19. Which of the following is the poverty determination measure

20. In 2011-12, which state had the highest poverty rate in India?