POVERTY TEST 2
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HOW MANY CRITERIAS ARE THERE TO MEASURE ABSOLUTE POVERTY?
CALAORY INTAKE CRITERIA
MINIMUM MONTHLY PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
BOTH CALORY INTAKE CRITERIA AND MINIMUM MONTHLY PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
NONE OF THE GIVEN
WHICH AGENCY COLLECTS DATA ON MINIMUM MONTHLY PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES?
NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY ORGANIZATION
PLANNING COMMISSION
NITI
NONE OF THE GIVEN
In post-independent India, there
have been several attempts to work
out a mechanism to identify the
number of poor in the country. For
instance, ............, the Planning
Commission now called as NITI Aayog
formed a Study Group.[ ................... ] In 1979,
another body called the ‘Task Force
on Projections of Minimum Needs
and Effective Consumption Demand’
was formed.
in 1962
in 1963
in 1978
in 1973-74, about .................
per cent of the total population was
below the poverty line. In 2011-12, it
has fallen to 22 per cent[ ................... ] In 2011-12, it
has fallen to 22 per cent
55%
57%
59%
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, ......................
and Orissa - contained a large section
of poor in 1973-74.[ ................... ] During 1973-
2012, many Indian states reduced the
poverty levels to a considerable extent.
Yet, the poverty levels in four states -
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and
Uttar Pradesh are still far above the
national poverty level.
RAJASTHAN
KARNATAKA
WEST BENGAL
EXPLAIN THE CONCEPT OF POVERTY LINE
PUT THE FOLLOWING IN ORDER OF THEIR FORMATION
EXPERT GROUP
STUDY GROUP
TASK FORCE
MATCH THE FOLLOWING IN TERMS OF YEAR OF THEIR FORMATION
1979
1989
1962
STUDY GROUP
TASK FORCE
EXPERT GROUP
