Read the passage given below and answer any ten of the questions that follow:
India is one of the fastest growing economies in 2020. Poverty is on the decline with close to 44 Indians escaping extreme poverty every minute, according to the 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. 68.8% of Indian population lives 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 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 1% of the population now holds 73% of the wealth while 670 million citizens, comprising the country’s poorest half, saw their wealth rise by just 1%. As per the Tendulkar Poverty Line, poverty reduced from 14.9 percent in 2011 to 7.0 percent 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 borderline 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 the government’s priority.
Uttar Rajasthan MP Chandigarh Bihar
Pradesh
On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer any ten questions from the twelve that follow:
As per the graph, which of these is/are the cause(s) of poverty in India?
Colonial past b) Lack of Education
Population explosion d) All of these
According to the graph, which state has the highest number of people living below poverty line?
Rajasthan b) Bihar
c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh
Today, how many people in India live in extreme poverty?
About 5 crore b) About 6 crore
c)About 7 crore d) About 8 crore
What percentage of the Indian population lives on less than Rs 100 per day?
68.8% b) 30% c) 40% d) 60%
Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the reason for people migrating to metropolitan cities
Poverty
More employment opportunities in metropolitan cities
Government schemes
Lack of employment
1,2 and 5 b) 1, 2 and 4 c) 2,4 and 5 d) 2,3 and 4
How many people in our country are considered poor?
10 crore b) 20 crore
c) 50 crore d) 80 crore
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:
Fiscal b) monetary
c) administrative d) All of these
(iii) According to the Indian government, what percentage of the Indian population was below poverty line in 2019?
4% b) 5.5%
c) 6.7% d) 73%
In the line”……employment which provides a liveable wage”, the word ‘liveable’ DOES NOT refer to:
Good enough b) acceptable
c) frugal d) comfortable
Poverty in India reduced at the fastest pace in:
2010 b) 2012
c) 2015 d) 2017
Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE:
One-third of people in India live in poverty.
Corruption contributes to poverty.
Chandigarh has the lowest number of people living below poverty line.
Poverty may develop due to limited resources.
The year 2020 is an extremely challenging year for:
The government
The businessmen
The people living on the border line of poverty
All of these
Answers
1. All of these
2. U. P.
3. About 7 crore
4. 30%
5. 1,2and4
6. 80 crore
7. all of these
8. 6.7 %
9. Frugal
10. 2017
11. One third of people live in poverty
12. All of these
Answer:
All answers are given in the explanation below.
Explanation:
In the question, we have been asked to answer any ten questions on the basis of the passage. I am answering the first 10 for you as the numbering is not correct/understandable.
1. As per the graph, the causes of poverty in India are (d) all of these.
2. As the graph is not visible, out of the four options, I would like to say that the highest number of people living below the poverty line are in b)Bihar.
3. According to the passage today, about 73 million, or about (c)7 crore people live in extreme poverty.
4. According to the passage, (b)30% of the Indian population lives on less than rupees 100 per day.
5. People migrate to Metropolitan City due to lack of employment, more employment opportunities in metropolitan cities and poverty. b)1,2&4
6. More than d) 80 crore people in our country are considered poor.
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 d) all of these.
8. According to the Indian Government, c)6.7% of the Indian population was below the poverty line in 2019.
9. The word liveable does not refer to c)frugal.
10. Poverty in India reduced at the fastest pace in d)2017.