Poverty, Malnutrition, And Income Inequality MCQs

1.Which program uses peer groups of about five members with joint liability to approve loans for others, replacing the traditional bank loan screening method?

Indonesia’s Badan Kredit Kecamatan (BKK)Association for the Development of MicroenterpriseGrameen Bank of BangladeshEnterprise credit initiative in Kolkata

2.What does the elasticity of propoor growth represent?

The ratio of the percentage growth in consumption among the poor to the percentage growth in consumption among the nonpoorThe product of the percentage growth rates of the poor and the nonpoorThe ratio of the percentage increase in poverty among the poor to that among the nonpoorThe ratio of the percentage increase in the urban poor population to the percentage increase in the urban nonpoor population

3.Which graph is commonly used to represent disparities in income distribution?

4.On what does Sen's welfare theory primarily focus?

The achievements of individualsThe abilities possessed by individualsThe financial assets of individualsThe educational background of individuals

5.Based on the Human Development Report of 2003, approximately how many countries were economically worse off in 2003 compared to 1990?

6.What method does Sala-i-Martin use to interpolate income distribution?

7.What does the Lorenz curve illustrate?

The distribution of poverty levels across developed and developing nationsVariations in GDP per capita throughout different periodsDeclines in income shares of the poorest groups during initial growth phasesThe degree of income inequality compared to a 45-degree equality line

8.According to the UN Development Program's 2003 report, if the per capita consumption in Least Developed Countries grows by 1% annually without any change in income inequality, by what percentage would the poverty rate decrease each year?

9.What does a Gini index value of 1 signify?

10.What do income distribution indices primarily assess?

The level of absolute povertyThe rate of economic expansionThe extent of relative povertyThe general standard of living

11.What term describes an income level that is insufficient to cover the basic necessities such as food, clothing, and housing?

Disparity in incomeAbsolute povertySen’s poverty measurePoverty based on purchasing power

12.According to the Human Development Report 2003, which treats poverty as a multidimensional issue, the Human Poverty Index is calculated using which of the following deprivation indicators?