POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE

POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE

1. What is poverty?
2. What are the causes of poverty?
3. What are the consequences of poverty?
4. What are the problems faced by Ram Saran’s family?
5. What are the problems faced by Lakha Singh’s family?
6. Name any five indicators of poverty?
7. What is poverty according to social scientists?
8. What is social exclusion? Give examples?
9. What is vulnerability? Give examples?
10. Explain poverty line?
11. Compare the level of income between rural and urban areas?
12. Compare the level of consumption between rural and urban areas?
13. How is the poverty line estimated in India?
14. What is the poverty line according to World Bank?
15. Explain the poverty estimates in India according to Tendulkar Methodology.
16. Who are the vulnerable groups?
17. Which group is the most vulnerable to poverty in our society?
18. How is inequality felt in a family?
19. What are the problems in Sivaraman's family?
20. What do you mean by HCR?
21. Explain the inter-state poverty scenario in India?
22. Name the two poorest states of India.
23. How do Kerala and West Bengal reduce their poverty ratios?
24. Explain the global poverty scenario.
25. Poverty declined in China and Southeast Asian countries. How?
26. ..............% people were in poverty in China in 2015.
27. ...................... % people were in poverty in Nigeria in 2018.
28. United Nations proposes ending poverty of all types by ........................
29. What is the historical reason of poverty in India?
30. Name some socio-cultural and economic factors responsible for poverty.
31. On which two planks the current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based?
32. What is the government doing to promote economic growth?
33. Name some targeted anti-poverty programmes introduced in India?
34. What are the challenges for the government alongwith poverty?
35. What is human poverty?
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