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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SESSION 2020-21
CLASS-IX

ECONOMICS- CHAPTER-3 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE

HOME ASSIGNMENT
SUB TOPIC-5
Global Poverty Scenario

Objective Assessment

1. In which part of the world poverty has remained the same during 1981 to 2001?
(a)South Asia
(b)Sub-Saharan Asia
(c)China
(d) Latin America

2. According to World Bank, poverty is measured by:

(a)People living below Rs. 100 per day
(b) People living below 1.90 $ per day
(c) People living below Rs. 550 per month
(d) People living below Rs. 1000 per month

3. 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) : Poverty is reduced in China and South-east Asian countries.
Reason (R) : These countries have changed the definition of poverty for their country.
(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.

4. Which of the following state is among the low poverty ratio?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Kerala
(d) Odisha

5. Find the Incorrect option :
(a) Poverty line is minimum level of income or consumption, necessary to fulfil the basic

needs.
(b) A person is poor if his/her income or consumption is less than poverty line
(c) Poverty line may differ for each country
(d) World Bank’s poverty line is $1.90 per person per day for developing country and
$5.50 per person per day for developed countries.

6. Which country has successfully reduced poverty from 88.3 per cent in 1981 to 0.7 per
cent in 2015 ?

(a) China
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