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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SESSION 2020-21
CLASS-IX

ECONOMICS- CHAPTER-3 POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE

HOME ASSIGNMENT
SUB TOPIC-6
Causes of Poverty

Objective Assessment

1 Which of the following is not a reason for poverty in India ?
(a) British colonial administration.
(b) Large Population.
(c) Unequal distribution of land and other resources.
(d) Green revolution.

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and
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Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A) : Since 1980s, India’s economic growth has been one of the fastest in the
world.
Reason (R) : The poor are not directly benefited from the opportunities created by
economic growth.

(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.

Which one is not the major cause of income inequality in India?
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(a) Unequal distribution of land
(b) Lack of fertile land
(c) Gap between rich and the poor
(d) Increase in population

4 Which industry suffered the most during colonial period?
(a) Chemical
(b) Textile
(c) Indigo
(d) Sugarcane

5 Small farmers needed money to buy agricultural inputs like

(a) Seeds

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