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Every fourth Indian is poor. Roughly how many people lived in poverty in 2011-12?Read the answer and worked solution →The accepted average calorie norm for the rural poverty line is, per person per day:Read the answer and worked solution →The urban calorie norm used for the poverty line is, per person per day:Read the answer and worked solution →For 2011-12, the rural poverty line per person per month was fixed at:Read the answer and worked solution →The urban poverty line per person per month for 2011-12 was:Read the answer and worked solution →In 2011-12, a rural family of five earning below about how much a month was below the poverty line?Read the answer and worked solution →The World Bank's uniform international poverty line is:Read the answer and worked solution →India's poverty ratio fell from about 45 per cent in 1993-94 to about what in 2011-12?Read the answer and worked solution →The number of poor fell from 407 million in 2004-05 to how many in 2011-12?Read the answer and worked solution →In 2011-12, how many of every 100 Scheduled Tribe persons could not meet basic needs?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two states remain the poorest, with poverty ratios of 33.7 and 32.6 per cent?Read the answer and worked solution →Which states traditionally reduced poverty through high agricultural growth rates?Read the answer and worked solution →West Bengal reduced poverty mainly through:Read the answer and worked solution →Kerala's poverty reduction focused mainly on:Read the answer and worked solution →Global extreme poverty fell from 36 per cent in 1990 to what share in 2015?Read the answer and worked solution →The UN sustainable development goals propose ending poverty of all types by:Read the answer and worked solution →India's growth rate rose from about 3.5 per cent a year in the 1970s to about what in the 1980s and 1990s?Read the answer and worked solution →MGNREGA 2005 aims to provide how many days of wage employment to every rural household?Read the answer and worked solution →Under MGNREGA, what share of proposed jobs is reserved for women?Read the answer and worked solution →Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana, for self-employment of educated unemployed youth, was started in:Read the answer and worked solution →Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana, which organises poor families into self help groups, was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana, giving states central assistance for basic services, was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the anti-poverty schemesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the vulnerable groupsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the scheme yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the poverty wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Rural or urban lineRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the poverty cluesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Poverty bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Every fourth Indian is poor. Roughly how many people lived in poverty in 2011-12?

  1. 270 million
  2. 27 million
  3. 720 million
  4. 70 million
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Correct answer: A. 270 million

1. That is about 27 crore people. 2. Roughly 270 million were poor. 3. India has the largest single concentration of the poor. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 3, Poverty as a Challenge._

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The accepted average calorie norm for the rural poverty line is, per person per day:

  1. 3000 calories
  2. 2400 calories
  3. 2100 calories
  4. 1800 calories
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Correct answer: B. 2400 calories

1. Rural people do more physical work. 2. The rural norm is 2400 calories. 3. The urban norm is 2100. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 3, Poverty as a Challenge._

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The urban calorie norm used for the poverty line is, per person per day:

  1. 2100 calories
  2. 2400 calories
  3. 1500 calories
  4. 2700 calories
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Correct answer: A. 2100 calories

1. Urban work is less physical. 2. The urban norm is 2100 calories. 3. Prices are higher in cities though. _Source: syllabus Economics, Chapter 3, Poverty as a Challenge._

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