Poverty as a Challenge
Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 9 · Social Science
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Get startedWhat is poverty according to the chapter? Give a comprehensive definition.
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Poverty means hunger and lack of shelter. It is a situation where parents cannot provide nutritious food three times a day to their children, sick people cannot afford treatment, and there is lack of …
What is Social Exclusion in the context of poverty?
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Social exclusion means poverty where the poor have to live only in poor surroundings with other poor people, excluded from enjoying social equality of better-off people. It is a process through which …
What is Vulnerability in relation to poverty?
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Vulnerability to poverty describes the greater probability of certain communities (like backward castes) or individuals (like widows or physically handicapped persons) of becoming or remaining poor. I…
What is the Poverty Line? How is it determined?
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Poverty line is an imaginary line used to measure poverty based on income or consumption levels. A person is considered poor if their income or consumption falls below the minimum level necessary to f…
Why are calorie requirements different for rural and urban areas in India?
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Rural areas have higher calorie requirements (2400 calories per person per day) compared to urban areas (2100 calories per person per day) because people in rural areas engage in more physical work li…
What is the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)? Name its three broad categories.
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The National Multidimensional Poverty Index is a method developed by NITI Aayog to measure poverty using 12 developmental indicators across three broad categories: 1) Health indicators (nutrition, chi…
What are the 12 indicators of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index?
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The 12 indicators are: 1) Nutrition, 2) Child-Adolescent Mortality, 3) Maternal Health, 4) Years of Schooling, 5) School Attendance, 6) Cooking Fuel, 7) Sanitation, 8) Drinking Water, 9) Housing, 10) …
What is the trend of multidimensional poverty in India from 2005-06 to 2019-21?
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Multidimensional poverty in India has declined significantly: from approximately 55% in 2005-06, to 25% in 2015-16, and to 15% in 2019-21. As per official records, 13.5 crore people escaped multidimen…
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