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Class 9th Poverty As A Challenge Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet on the topic of poverty in India. It includes 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about poverty lines, statistics on poverty, anti-poverty programs launched by the government of India like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. It also includes 5 short answer questions asking to discuss reasons for poverty in India, features of the NREGA, targeted anti-poverty programs, and interstate disparities in poverty levels.

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Class 9th Poverty As A Challenge Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet on the topic of poverty in India. It includes 10 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about poverty lines, statistics on poverty, anti-poverty programs launched by the government of India like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. It also includes 5 short answer questions asking to discuss reasons for poverty in India, features of the NREGA, targeted anti-poverty programs, and interstate disparities in poverty levels.

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MEDICAPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, INDORE

WORKSHEET

Chapter – 3
Poverty as a Challenge
Choose the correct option:

1. What is accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?


a) 2100
b) 2400
c) 2800
d) 2500

2. Which one from the following is considered as poor?


a) A rich landlord
b) A businessman
c) A landless labourer
d) A teacher

3. Which among the following is the method to estimate the poverty line?
a) Investment method
b) Income method
c) Capital method
d) Human method

4. Which state has the largest percentage of poor in India?


a) Bihar
b) Orissa
c) Kerala
d) Punjab

5. When was National Rural Employment Guarantee Act passed?


a) September 2005
b) August 2004
c) May 2009
d) None of these

6. Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the
poorest of its people become free of human suffering?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Jawahar lal Nehru
d) Subhash Chandra Bose
MEDICAPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, INDORE
WORKSHEET

7. Which of the following programmes was launched in the year 2000?


a) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
b) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
c) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
d) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana

8. Who do not come under the category of urban poor?


a) The casual workers
b) The unemployed
c) The shopkeepers
d) Rickshawpullers

9. How many percent of Indian people were poor in the year 2000?
a) 36%
b) 46%
c) 26%
d) 29%

10.Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities


for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
a) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
b) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
c) Rural Employment Generation Programme
d) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana

Answer the following Questions.

1. Discuss the major reasons of poverty in India.

2. “Poverty is a curse upon humanity.” Explain.

3. What are the main features of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,
2005?

4. Elucidate the targeted anti-poverty programmes undertaken by the


government.

5. Give an account of interstate disparities of poverty in India.

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