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Economics Grade 12 Unit 6: POVERTY AND INEQUALITY

national exam questions have come from this unit. It runs 26 pages; one careful study pass takes about 2.7 hours, and its difficulty is harder among Economics units. Each section below lists the questions set from it, with the year, and opens the page that teaches it.

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6.1 Concept of Poverty and Its Measurement · read p. 122
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6.1.1 Poverty · read p. 122
  • 2017 E.C., Q65 – What is the reason for poverty to be considered as a multidimensional concept?
  • 2016 E.C., Q73 – The World Bank defines poverty as "the pronounced deprivation in wellbeing". Which one of the following is NOT the implication of wellbeing?
6.1.2 Types of Poverty · read p. 124
  • 2017 E.C., Q68 – Among the following statements, which one is correct regarding to absolute poverty?
6.1.3 Measuring Poverty · read p. 125
  • 2017 E.C., Q67 – Which one of the following is in comparison to other people's standing in the economy?
  • 2017 E.C., Q66 – In the steps listed for measuring poverty, what does the first step says that 'defining an indicator of welfare' describe?
  • 2016 E.C., Q74 – Which one of the following is a uni-dimensional measure of poverty that helps to understand the degree of income-inequality among the poor?
6.1.4 Sen’s Approach to Poverty and Wellbeing · read p. 127
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6.2 Concept of Inequality and its Measurements · read p. 128
  • 2018 E.C., Q39 – Which one of the following is a measure of inequality which is often expressed by the ratio of the area between the Lorenz curve and a $45^\circ$ line and the total area under the $45^\circ$ line?
  • 2018 E.C., Q1 – Economic inequality is the disproportionate distribution of total national income among households. Which one of the following is correct about the alternative measurements of income inequality?
  • 2017 E.C., Q78 – Suppose the area between the line of complete equality (45 degree) and the Lorenz curve is 60 units. Additionally the whole area below the line of equality (45 degree) is 150 units. What is the Gini-coefficient?
  • 2017 E.C., Q69 – Which one of the following deals with households and the total incomes they receive regardless of the way in which they received that income?
  • 2016 E.C., Q75 – One of the following shows the proportion of total national income that factors of production receives, which one is it?
6.3 Global and Regional Poverty · read p. 134
  • 2018 E.C., Q2 – Which one of the following is correct about the situation of global and regional poverty?
  • 2017 E.C., Q71 – Which one of the following country made significant progress in reducing poverty over the past half century?
  • 2017 E.C., Q72 – Which one of the following is true about the poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa?
6.4 Women and Poverty · read p. 136
  • 2018 E.C., Q3 – Which one of the following is the main reason why women face poverty?
  • 2017 E.C., Q70 – Which one of the following is true about the status of women in relation to men in development?
  • 2016 E.C., Q59 – What is the reason for women to experience extreme poverty in the developing world?
  • 2016 E.C., Q60 – Which one of the following is among the measures that should not be considered to alleviate the problem of poverty facing women?
6.5 Overview of Poverty and Inequalities in Ethiopia · read p. 139
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6.6 Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Reducing Poverty · read p. 140
  • 2017 E.C., Q73 – What is the main advantage of cottage industries in reducing poverty?
  • 2017 E.C., Q85 – Which of the following is correct about the role of the traditional institution of Iqub in reducing poverty in Ethiopia?
  • 2016 E.C., Q52 – Which one of the following is the common feature of both "Idir" and "Iqub"?