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poverty malnutrition and income inequality MCQs

Practise focused poverty malnutrition and income inequality questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

poverty malnutrition and income inequality Mcqs
1. A value of 1 in Gini index represents ?
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A. 1% inequality

B. maximum inequality

C. 10/10 000% inequality

D. low inequality

2. _________ is below the income that secures the bare essentials of food clothing and shelter ?
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A. purchasing power poverty

B. sens poverty index

C. Absolute poverty

D. Income inequality

3. The Lorenz curve shows ?
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A. income concentration relative to a 45-degree line

B. the poorests income shares fall in the early stages of growth

C. patterns of poverty between developed and developing countries

D. the change in GDP per capita over time

4. Indices of income distribution measure ?
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A. absolute poverty

B. standard of living

C. relative poverty

D. economic growth

5. Peer borrowing groups of five or so people with joit liability approve loans to other members as a substitute for the banks screening process The above statement applies to ?
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A. Bangladeshs Grameen Bank

B. the Enterprice credit program in Kolkata

C. the Association for Development of Microenterprice

D. Indonesias Badan Kredit Kecamatan (BKK)

6. The elasticity of propoor growth is ?
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A. the percentage increase in the poverty of the poor divided by percentage increase in the poverty of the nonpoor

B. the percentage increase in the consumption growth of the poor divided by percentage increase in the consumption growth of the nonpoor

C. the percentage increase in the poor times percentage increase in the nonpoor

D. the percentage increase in the poor people in the Urban divided by percentage increase in the nonpoor in the urban

7. According to Human Development Report 2003, about ________ countries were poorer in 2003 than in 1990?
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A. 50

B. 1000

C. 5

D. 100

8. The Human Development Report 2003, which assumes that poverty is multidimensional calculates a human poverty index based on which of the following measures of deprivation ?
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A. probability at birth of not surviving to age 40

B. lack of a decent standard of living

C. #NAME?

D. adult illiteracy rate

9. Sala-i-Martin interpolates income distribution by ?
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A. simulation

B. quientiles

C. percentiles

D. relative ratio measures

10. In 2003, the UN Development Program estimated that a 1-percent LDC per capita consumption growth, with income inequality unchanging, would reduce the poverty percentage by _________ percent yearly?
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A. 0

B. 2

C. 0.5

D. 6

11. Income inequalities are often shown on a ?
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A. marginal inequality curve

B. sen curve

C. Lorenz curve

D. production possibility curve

12. Sens welfare theory relies on ?
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A. individuals capabilities

B. individuals wealth

C. individuals accomplishments

D. individuals education