Question 1

After rejecting traditional economic measures of development, what tool has Bhutan adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual Deprivation Measurement 
B)  Gross National Happiness 
C)  Human Development Index 
D)  Rural Poverty Index 
E)  Perceived Poverty Index 
A)  Individual Deprivation Measurement 
B)  Gross National Happiness 
C)  Human Development Index 
D)  Rural Poverty Index 
E)  Perceived Poverty Index B

Question 2

The "traffic light" reporting system triggers alerts when progress towards any poverty reduction target falls off track.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Purchasing power parity allows for comparative analysis between states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

How is an absolute poverty line established?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost of a minimum consumption basket 
B)  The marginal household income 
C)  The caloric intake needed for survival 
D)  The average household income 
E)  The amount needed to participate in society 
A)  Cost of a minimum consumption basket 
B)  The marginal household income 
C)  The caloric intake needed for survival 
D)  The average household income 
E)  The amount needed to participate in society

Question 5

What are the issues identified with the measurement of multi-dimensional poverty?

Accepted Answer

The measurement of multi-dimensional pov

Question 6

An absolute poverty line is usually based on average incomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What do the debates surrounding how poverty can be measured tell us about crafting policies to address poverty?

Accepted Answer

It is evident that poverty is a fluid co

Question 8

How many people in the 28 countries of the European Union were living in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  736 million 
B)  200.6 million 
C)  112.8 million 
D)  355 million 
E)  524.3 million 
A)  736 million 
B)  200.6 million 
C)  112.8 million 
D)  355 million 
E)  524.3 million

Question 9

Bhutan has adopted the Gross National Happiness index instead of more conventional measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which organization established the Human Development Index?

Accepted Answer

A)  UN Commission on Trade and Development 
B)  UN Development Program 
C)  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
D)  The World Bank 
E)  The Development Assistance Countries 
A)  UN Commission on Trade and Development 
B)  UN Development Program 
C)  Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
D)  The World Bank 
E)  The Development Assistance Countries

Question 11

Should absolute or relative poverty be used in establishing the poverty line?

Accepted Answer

An important consideration is whether th

Question 12

The "food poverty line" is based on the average caloric intake in a given community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What does "putting the last first" mean?

Accepted Answer

Arguments for the importance of particip

Question 14

Monetary and multidimensional measures of poverty are highly convergent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Who received a Nobel Peace Prize for the idea of the "capability approach" to eradicating poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter Townsend 
B)  Lester Pearson 
C)  Amartya Sen 
D)  Muhammad Yunus 
E)  Steve Jobs 
A)  Peter Townsend 
B)  Lester Pearson 
C)  Amartya Sen 
D)  Muhammad Yunus 
E)  Steve Jobs

Question 16

What is the World Bank's International Extreme Poverty Line also known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "dollar a day" line 
B)  The World Bank threshold 
C)  The starvation line 
D)  The relative poverty line 
E)  The UNDP line 
A)  The "dollar a day" line 
B)  The World Bank threshold 
C)  The starvation line 
D)  The relative poverty line 
E)  The UNDP line

Question 17

To whom does the poverty severity index give greater weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those who earn the bottom 2 per cent of income 
B)  Those further away from the poverty line 
C)  Those whose poverty is intersectional with other disadvantages 
D)  Those who require state assistance to live day to day 
E)  Those on the border of absolute and relative poverty 
A)  Those who earn the bottom 2 per cent of income 
B)  Those further away from the poverty line 
C)  Those whose poverty is intersectional with other disadvantages 
D)  Those who require state assistance to live day to day 
E)  Those on the border of absolute and relative poverty

Question 18

Rising living standards in the West shifted the focus from absolute to relative poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA)?

Accepted Answer

A tool that has been used in many low an

Question 20

What is the name of the index that was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a light-hearted version of the PPP principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "Cheeseburger Index" 
B)  The "Whopper Index" 
C)  The "Big Mac Index" 
D)  The "Pizza Index" 
E)  The "Hamburger Index" 
A)  The "Cheeseburger Index" 
B)  The "Whopper Index" 
C)  The "Big Mac Index" 
D)  The "Pizza Index" 
E)  The "Hamburger Index"

Exam 26: Measuring and Evaluating Poverty

After rejecting traditional economic measures of development, what tool has Bhutan adopted?

The "traffic light" reporting system triggers alerts when progress towards any poverty reduction target falls off track.

Purchasing power parity allows for comparative analysis between states.

How is an absolute poverty line established?

What are the issues identified with the measurement of multi-dimensional poverty?

An absolute poverty line is usually based on average incomes.

What do the debates surrounding how poverty can be measured tell us about crafting policies to address poverty?

How many people in the 28 countries of the European Union were living in poverty?

Bhutan has adopted the Gross National Happiness index instead of more conventional measures.

Which organization established the Human Development Index?

Should absolute or relative poverty be used in establishing the poverty line?

The "food poverty line" is based on the average caloric intake in a given community.

What does "putting the last first" mean?

Monetary and multidimensional measures of poverty are highly convergent.

Who received a Nobel Peace Prize for the idea of the "capability approach" to eradicating poverty?

What is the World Bank's International Extreme Poverty Line also known as?

To whom does the poverty severity index give greater weight?

Rising living standards in the West shifted the focus from absolute to relative poverty.

What is the Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA)?

What is the name of the index that was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a light-hearted version of the PPP principle?

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