Case Study Questions for Class 9 Social Science Economics Chapter 3 Poverty as a Challenge
Case Study Questions
Question 1:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows:
Poverty in India also has another aspect or dimension. The proportion of poor people is not the same in every state. Although state level poverty has witnessed a secular decline from the levels of early seventies, the success rate of reducing poverty varies from state to state. Recent estimates show while the all India Head Count Ratio (HCR) was 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 states like Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha had above all India poverty level. Bihar and Odisha continue to be the two poorest states with poverty ratios of 33.7 and 32.6 per cent respectively. Along with rural poverty, urban poverty is also high in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
In comparison, there has been a significant decline in poverty in Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal. States like Punjab and Haryana have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates. Kerala has focused more on human resource development. In West Bengal, land reform measures have helped in reducing poverty. In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, public distribution of foodgrains could have been responsible for the improvement.
Q 1. Which are the poorest states in India having low poverty ratios?
Ans. The two poorest states in India having low poverty ratios are Bihar and Odisha with the ratios of 33.7 and 32.6 per cent respectively.
Q 2. In which states, rural as well as urban poverty are high?
Ans. Rural as well as urban poverty are high in the states of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Q 3. Which states have shown a significant decline in poverty?
Ans. The states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal have shown a significant decline in poverty.
