Causes of Poverty
Causes of Poverty is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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पुढीलपैकी कोणता घटक दारिद्र्यनिर्मितीस कारणीभूत नाही ? Which of the following factors are not responsible for poverty ?
(a)भाववाढ / Inflation
(b)शासकीय खर्चात वाढ / Increase in Government expenditure
(c)तुटीचा अर्थभरणा / Deficit Financing
(d)अल्प बचती व भांडवलनिर्मिती / Short savings and Capital formation
Increase in government expenditure and deficit financing do not directly cause poverty; rather, inflation, low savings, and capital formation are drivers of poverty.
भारतात स्वातंत्र्याच्या 7 दशकानंतरही अस्तित्वात असलेल्या दरिद्र्याची खालीलपैकी कोणते/ती कारण/कारणे आहे/आहेत ? / Which of the following is/are reason/s for the existence of poverty even after seven decades of Independence in India ?
(a)अर्थव्यवस्था मोठ्या प्रमाणात कृषी क्षेत्रावर अवलंबून.
(b)उत्पादन क्षेत्रातील रोजगार संधीची कमतरता.
(c)विकसित देशांच्या तुलनेत शेती विकासाचा अधिक दर.
Heavy reliance on agriculture and lack of employment opportunities in the manufacturing sector are primary structural reasons for persistent poverty in India, whereas India has a lower agricultural growth rate compared to developed nations.