The " poverty line" has been defined on the basis of
The customary requirements of the people
The level of assests of majority of the people
The nutritional requirements of the rural and urban people
The standard of living of the people
REGP is implementing by
Government
Planning commission
The Khadi and village Industries commission
Private institution
SEN index was developed by
Amartya Sen
T.P.Sen
Rajendra Sen
Samuelson
Which the following one is NOT related to poverty?
Sen index
Poverty gap index
Squared poverty gap
Lorenz curve
Poverty is estimated on the basis of
I) Income
II) Calorie intake
III) Saving
IV) Wealth
Only II
I and II
I, II and IV
I, II and III
In 2012 __________ % of population of india was below the poverty line.
55%
40%
60%
29.5%
When the number of poor is estimated with proportion of people below poverty line it is called
Head count Ratio
Poverty Ratio
Equality Ratio
Financial ratio
Some people regularly move in and out of poverty such people are called
Chronic poor
Always poor
Churning poor
Usually poor
Which is the poorest state of India in 2014?
Bihar
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
A person in rural area require __________ calories than in urban area.
More
Less
Sometimes less
Infinity
