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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SESSION 2020-21
CLASS-IX

ECONOMICS- CHAPTER-3 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE

HOME ASSIGNMENT
SUB TOPIC-4
Vulnerable Groups and Inter-State Disparities

Objective Assessment

1 In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) : Within a poor family women, elderly people and female infants suffer more
than others.
Reason (R) : They are denied equal access to resources available to the family.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is correct, but R is wrong.
(d) A is wrong, but R is correct.

2 Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?

(a)Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(c) Odisha, Bihar
(d) Punjab, Haryana

3 What is the poverty ratio in the state of Odisha?
(a) 50%
(b) 32.6%
(c) 60%
(d) 42.8%

4 In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
(a)Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala

5
Which state has focused more on human resource development?
(a)Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra

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