Class 9 Social Science: Poverty as a Challenge Worksheet (with Answers)
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- 1. Poverty means being unable to meet:
- (a) basic needs
- (b) luxuries
- (c) extra wishes
- (d) high goals
- 2. The level below which a person is counted poor is the:
- (a) income tax
- (b) poverty line
- (c) growth rate
- (d) wage rate
- 3. The poverty line is based mainly on the money needed for:
- (a) luxury goods
- (b) foreign travel
- (c) minimum food and essentials
- (d) entertainment
- 4. Which group is among the poor?
- (a) big landlords
- (b) company owners
- (c) bankers
- (d) landless labourers
- 5. What is poverty?
- 6. What is the poverty line?
- 7. What is poverty, and how is the poverty line used to measure it?
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- 1. (a) basic needs — Poverty is the inability to meet basic needs.
- 2. (b) poverty line — It is the poverty line.
- 3. (c) minimum food and essentials — It is based on minimum food and essentials.
- 4. (d) landless labourers — Landless labourers are among the poor.
- 5. A condition in which people cannot meet their basic needs.
- 6. A level of income or consumption below which a person is considered poor.
- 7. Poverty is a condition in which people are unable to meet their basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, education and health care. The poor often face hunger, inadequate housing, poor health and little schooling, and they survive on very low incomes. Poverty affects not only material life but also a person's dignity and opportunities. To measure poverty, economists use the poverty line, which is a level of income or consumption below which a person is regarded as poor. The poverty line is based on the money needed to buy a minimum quantity of food and other basic essentials for survival. By counting how many people live below this line, the government can estimate the extent of poverty and plan measures to reduce it. The poverty line thus provides a practical tool for identifying and tackling poverty.
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- This worksheet is aligned to CBSE Class 9 Social Science, chapter “Poverty as a Challenge”.