Tag: social science

Questions Related to social science

The inequalities of income in urban areas are __________.

  1. increasing

  2. decreasing

  3. stable

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: A

In the following country, growth in population is considered desirable _______.

  1. India

  2. Australia

  3. China

  4. All of above


Correct Option: B

Poverty line means a person must have how many calories per day in rural areas?

  1. 2400

  2. 2100

  3. 2000

  4. 2200


Correct Option: A

Absolute poverty means?

  1. Minimum calorie intake required for a person

  2. Basic recommended nutritional requirement for a person

  3. Difference between the living standard of people

  4. Both a & b


Correct Option: D

Relative poverty means.

  1. Minimum calorie intake required for a person

  2. Basic requirement of a person

  3. Difference between the living standard of people

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

The concept of absolute poverty is relevant for _______________.

  1. developed countries

  2. developing countries

  3. socialist countries

  4. mixed economies


Correct Option: B

Causes of Urban Poverty _______________.

  1. Illiteracy

  2. Low growth of industrialisation

  3. High level of migration from rural areas

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

______________ refers to a phenomenon where a section of the population lacks basic necessities of life, and thus is unable to have a minimum standard of living.

  1. Relative poverty

  2. Absolute poverty

  3. Human poverty

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

__________  is a situation when the income needed for consumption expenditure of a section of the society is distinctively below the average income level of the society.

  1. Absolute poverty

  2. Human poverty

  3. Relative poverty

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?

  1. Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir

  2. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

  3. Odisha, Bihar

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:


The sixth position in the list of the poorest states in India is grabbed by Odisha.

32.59% people are living below the poverty line.

Bihar is the fifth poorest state in India. 

The poverty level in this state is around 33.74%.