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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. landless labourers are examples of

11. Which of the following is the poverty determination measure

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

13. There exists a direct relationship between _________ and poverty

14. NFWP was launched in:

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

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

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

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

19. Poverty is a state in which a person is 

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