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SOCIAL SCIENCE_CBSE_IX_SS-ASSESSMENT TEST-12_ Poverty as a Challenge_QP_Assignment

This document is an assessment test for CBSE Class IX Social Science focusing on the topic of poverty. It includes multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and case-based questions related to poverty in India, its causes, and the impact of various schemes. The test is structured into sections with varying marks allocated for each type of question.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE_CBSE_IX_SS-ASSESSMENT TEST-12_ Poverty as a Challenge_QP_Assignment

This document is an assessment test for CBSE Class IX Social Science focusing on the topic of poverty. It includes multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and case-based questions related to poverty in India, its causes, and the impact of various schemes. The test is structured into sections with varying marks allocated for each type of question.

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CBSE-IX ASSESSMENT TEST-12 SOCIAL SCIENCE

BIOLOGY

CBSE_IX_SOCIAL SCIENCE-ASSESSMENT TEST-12


45 Mins ECO_CH_3_ Poverty as a Challenge 20 MARKS

SECTION-A MCQ’S 5×1=5M


1. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme?
(A) This programme has a statutory mandate.
(B) One-third of the proposed jobs are reserved for women.
(C) It aims to provide 100 days of wage employment or paid employment to every
household in both rural and urban areas.
(D) It tries to initiate sustainable development in order to address drought,
deforestation, and soil erosion.
2. Two social; groups which are most valunerable to poverty are __________
and_________
(A) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe households
(B) Rich and having excessive mony
(C) Middle caste and lower section of the society
(D) Upper and lower section of the society
3. In the questions given below, there are two Statements marked as Assertion (A)
and Reason (R). Read the Statements and Choose the correct option: Options are:
Assertion: The poverty line is determined on the basis of calorie requirements.
Reason: The poverty line is the minimum income required to meet the basic
needs of an individual, which includes food, clothing, and shelter.
(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.
4. When was Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yozana (PMGY) launched?
(A) 1993 (B) 1995 (C) 1999 (D) 2000

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5. Which of the following is a social indicator of poverty laid by social scientists?
(A) increase in population (B) illiteracy level
(C) caste (D) health club membership
SECTION-B (2 Marks) 1×2=2M
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
6. Poverty reduction is expected to make better progress in the next ten to fifteen
years. Mention any four factors which would be responsible for this.
SECTION-C (3 Marks) 1×3=3M
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
7. How is socio-cultural and economic factor responsible for poverty in India?
SECTION-D (5 Marks) 1×5=5M
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
8. Why poverty still remains a challenge for the Indian governments?
SECTION-E (5 Marks) 1×3=3M
CASE BASED QUESTIONS
9. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
There were a number of causes for the widespread poverty in India. One
historical reason is the low level of economic development under the British
colonial administration. The policies of the colonial government ruined traditional
handicrafts and discouraged development of industries like textiles. The low rate
of growth persisted until the nineteeneighties. This resulted in less job
opportunities and low growth rate of incomes. This was accompanied by a high
growth rate of population. The two combined to make the growth rate of per
capita income very low. The failure at both the fronts: promotion of economic
growth and population control perpetuated the cycle of poverty. With the spread
of irrigation and the Green revolution, many job opportunities were created in the
agriculture sector. But the effects were limited to some parts of India. The
industries, both in the public and the private sector, did provide some jobs. But
these were not enough to absorb all the job seekers. Unable to find proper jobs in
cities, many people started working as rickshaw pullers, vendors, construction
workers, domestic servants etc. With irregular small incomes, these people could
not afford expensive housing. They started living in slums on the outskirts of the

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cities and the problems of poverty, largely a rural phenomenon also became the
feature of the urban sector.
9.1 What is the historical reason behind the widespread poverty in India?
9.2 How dis the rural phenomenon become a feature of the urban sector?
9.3 How did the rural phenomenon become a feature of the urban sector?
SECTION – F 2×1=2
10. Two places (A) and (i) have been marked on the given outline political Map of
world. Identify them with the help of given information and write correct names
on the lines drawn near them.
A) Which was the first state to start the Green Revolution in India?
On the political outline map of India, locate and label the following one with
suitable symbols:
B) Haryana

A.

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