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upsc-p1-economy-poverty-unemployment MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 3 upsc-p1-economy-poverty-unemployment questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Arrange the following poverty-estimation approaches in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: 1. Tendulkar Committee 2. Alagh Task Force 3. Rangarajan Committee 4. Lakdawala Expert Group Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The sequence is Alagh Task Force (1979), Lakdawala Expert Group (1993), Tendulkar Committee (2009) and Rangarajan Committee (2014). Therefore, the required order is 2-4-1-3.
Q2Consider the following statements about interpreting labour-market indicators: 1. A low unemployment rate necessarily proves that jobs are secure and well paid. 2. A person counted as employed may still receive too few days or hours of work. 3. A rise in female labour force participation by itself necessarily proves empowerment. 4. The Worker Population Ratio measures workers as a share of population. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 2 and 4 are correct. Employment status can conceal underemployment when days or hours are inadequate, and WPR is workers divided by population. A low unemployment rate does not establish job quality. A rise in female participation can reflect inclusion, distress work, unpaid family work or measurement changes, so empowerment cannot be inferred from that number alone.
Q3Consider the following statements about the measurement of poverty, unemployment and inequality: 1. A poverty ratio counts persons below a specified threshold. 2. The unemployment rate measures unemployed persons as a share of the labour force. 3. A Gini coefficient by itself identifies which particular group gained or lost. 4. A multidimensional poverty index measures only the current cash income of each household. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. A poverty ratio applies a threshold, while the unemployment rate uses the labour force—not total population—as its denominator. A Gini coefficient summarises dispersion but does not identify the group that gained or lost. A multidimensional poverty index combines deprivations in health, education and living standard rather than measuring only current cash income.
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