Current Socio-Economic Issues – Group 4 Topic Quiz

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This quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on Current Socio-Economic Issues, from the Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu unit of the TNPSC Group 4 General Studies syllabus. - Time allowed: 30 minutes - Each question has four options and only one correct answer - No negative marking - Pass mark: 35% - Each answer comes with an explanation after you submit Topics covered: - What Socio-Economic Issues Mean, and Poverty and the Poverty Line - Inequality, the Informal Economy and Social Security - Unemployment, Underemployment and Agrarian Distress - Urbanisation, Migration, Gender Gaps and Human-Development Deficits Syllabus reference: Current Socio-Economic Issues

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Sample questions

1. 1In poverty measurement, the 'Head Count Ratio' refers to:

   • AThe average income of poor households
   • BThe share of the population below the poverty line
   • CThe number of households in a village
   • DThe gap between the richest and poorest households

2. 2Under the older nutritional norm used to draw India's poverty line, the minimum daily calorie requirement was taken as about ________ in rural areas and ________ in urban areas.

   • A2,100; 2,400
   • B1,800; 2,000
   • C2,400; 2,100
   • D2,700; 2,400