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- The Multidimensional Poverty Index is developed by Mckinzey with UNDP support.
- The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) covers deprivation of health, education, standard of living, i.e., assets and services at household level.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 both
(c) 2 only
(d) None
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
The Multidimensional Poverty Index is developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development with UNDP support.
The poverty index covers deprivation of education, health, the standard of living etc. assets and services at the household level.
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Question : 1
Which among below is the economic effect of population pressure in India?
a) Overcrowding of cities
b) Ecological degradation
c) Higher burden of unproductive consumers on total population
d) Disintegration of family
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 2
In which state of India during (2011-12) the poverty ratio calculated by the Planning Commission was maximum?
a) Jharkhand
b) Bihar
c) Odisha
d) Chhattisgarh
Answer »Answer: (d)
The poverty ratio was highest in Chhattisgarh at 39.93 per cent followed by Jharkhand (36.96 per cent), Manipur (36.89 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (34.67 per cent) and Bihar (33.47 per cent). As per 2011-12 data.
The minimum poverty ratio was 5.09%. The National Average of all states of India was 21.92%
Poverty ratio: The ratio of the no. of people whose income falls below the poverty line, taken as half the median household income of the total population.
Question : 3
Poverty level in India is established on the basis of
a) house - hold consumer expenditure.
b) per capital income in different States.
c) house - hold average income.
d) slum population in the country.
Answer »Answer: (a)
Tendulkar adopted the Cost of living as the basis for identifying poverty. It was also accepted by the panel under the leadership of Arvind Panagariya, Constituted by the Govt. in September 2016.
However, This Panel suggested the Govt. to constitute another panel to define poverty.
Question : 4
Who conducts the periodical sample survey for estimating the poverty line in India?
a) NSSO
b) Ministry of Social Justice
c) Niti Aayog
d) CSO
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
According to the data studied by Planning commission in 2011–12, how much the population of India falls under the poverty line?
a) 31.2%
b) 14.2%
c) 21.9%
d) 34.2%
Answer »Answer: (c)
According to the data studied by Planning Commission in 2011–12, 21.9% of the population of India falls under the poverty line.
Question : 6
Consider the following sectors of the Indian economy with respect to share of employment.
- Agriculture sector
- Industrial sector
- Services sector
a) 3, 1, 2
b) 1, 2, 3
c) 1, 3, 2
d) 3, 2, 1
Answer »Answer: (c)
In Indian economy the sectors from highest to lowest in terms of employment are agriculture sector around 50%, service sector around 35% and Industrial sector.
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