Poverty Line and Measurement
Economics ⇒ Poverty and Inequality
Poverty Line and Measurement starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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Define the term 'poverty line'.
Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of using income as the sole criterion for measuring poverty.
Describe one major criticism of the calorie-based poverty line.
Describe the main difference between the Tendulkar and Rangarajan Committees' approach to poverty measurement.
Describe the role of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in poverty measurement in India.
Explain the concept of the Poverty Gap Index.
Explain the difference between absolute poverty and relative poverty.
Explain the importance of using a multidimensional approach to measure poverty.
Explain the significance of updating the poverty line regularly.
Explain why poverty measurement is important for policy making.
Explain why the poverty line may differ between countries.
If a village has 100 families and 30 of them are below the poverty line, what is the Head Count Ratio?
If the poverty line for a rural area is set at Rs. 1000 per capita per month, and a family of 5 earns Rs. 4500 per month, are they below the poverty line?
If the poverty line is Rs. 1200 per capita per month and a family of 4 spends Rs. 5000 per month, are they above or below the poverty line?
Name any two committees that have been set up in India to estimate the poverty line.
What is the Head Count Ratio (HCR) in poverty measurement?
What is the main objective of measuring poverty?
