Question

Read the passage given below - 10 Marks

India is one of the fastest growing in 2020. It is on the decline with close to 44 extreme poverty every minute,

according to World poverty clock. according to the Brookings report, today India has 73 million people living in

extreme poverty which makes up 5.5 % of its total population.

Two-thirds of people in India live in poverty. 60% of the Indian population live on less than $2 a day. Over 30%

even have less than $1.25 per day and such people are considered extremely poor.

More than 800 million people in India are considered poor. Most of them live in the countryside and keep

afloat with odd jobs. The lack of employment which provides a liveable wage in rural areas is driving many

Indians into rapidly growing Metropolitan cities such as, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru.

In 2019, the Indian government stated that 6.7 % of its population is below its official poverty limit. According

to Oxfam, India's top one percent of the population now holds 73% of the wealth while 670 million citizens,

compromising the country's poorest half, saw their wealth rise by just 1%. As per the Tendulkar Poverty Line,

poverty reduced from 14.9% in 2011 to 7.0 per cent in 2017 -----the fastest pace the country has seen yet. So,

2020 is extremely challenging year not only for government and business, but also for those who are on the

border line of poverty. Fiscal, monetary and administrative policies have to be designed in a way that provides a

safety for those living at the brink of poverty, lifting people out of poverty ought to be on top of theOn the basis of your understanding of the passage, 10 questions from the 12 that follow -

1. As per the graph, which of these is/are the cause(s) of poverty in India?

a. Colonial past b. Lack of education c. Population explosion d. All of these

2. According to the graph, which state has the highest number of people living below poverty line?

a. Rajasthan b. Bihar c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh

3. Today, how many people in India live in extreme poverty?

a. About 5 crore b. About 6 crore c. About 7 crore d. About 8 crores

4. What percentage of Indian population live on less than hundred rupees per day?

a. 68.8 % b. 30% c. 40% d. 60​5. Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that list the reason for people migrating to

Metropolitan cities.

1. Poverty

2. More employment opportunities in Metropolitan cities

3. Government schemes

4. lack of employment

5. better crops

a. 1, 2 and 5 b. 1, 2 and 4 c. 2, 4 and 5 d. 2, 3 and 4

6. How many people in our country are considered poor?

a. 10 crore b. 20 crore c. 50 crore d. 80 crore

7. One of the policies that is required to be designed in a way to provide safety for those living at the brink of

poverty is -

a. fiscal b. monetary c. administrative d. all of these

8. According to the Indian government, what percentage of Indian population were below poverty line in 2019?

a. 4% b. 5.5% c. 6.7% d. 73%

9. In the line “___________ employment which provides a liveable wage.”, the word “liveable” does not refer

to-

a. good enough b. acceptable c. Frugal d. comfortable

10. Poverty in India reduced at the fastest pace-

a. 2010 b. 2012 c. 2015 d. 2017

11. Choose the option that lists the statement that is not true -

a. one- third of people in India live in poverty.

b. Corruption contributes to poverty.

c. Chandigarh has the lowest number of people living below poverty line.

d. Poverty may develop due to limited resources.

12. Year 2020 is an extremely challenging year for -

a. The Businessman b. The people living on the border line of poverty c. Government d. all of​​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. all of these

2.uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

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