Question 1

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty is useful for examining household power dynamics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The relative isolation of rurality is a function of its lack of infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which term refers to the social and material capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living?

Accepted Answer

A)   Productivity
B)   Well-being
C)   Livelihood
D)   Quality of life
E)   PeasantryF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty reflects the multiple realities of rural poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is true about "high-yielding" varieties of staple crops?

Accepted Answer

A)   They allow farmers to buy seeds on a one-time basis.
B)   They perform well under most conditions and are, therefore, indispensable to resource-poor farmers.
C)   They are necessary to feed the world.
D)   They are outperformed by traditional varieties under the prevailing conditions of most resource-poor farmers.
E)   They are largely unavailable in the developing world.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

The 2008 food price crisis was linked to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Population control measures
B)   World Bank restrictions
C)   Rapidly rising oil prices
D)   Decreasing demand for agricultural products
E)   Poor soil qualityF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

What is sustainable livelihood?

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A "livelihood" as a whole represents "th...

Question 8

Why was the idea of an unending era of cheap food delusional?

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Through most of the twentieth century, g...

Question 9

Agricultural-based countries are where a contribution of agriculture to overall GDP growth is greater than 20 per cent and __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an absence of sustained rural poverty
B)   a relative balance between rural and urban societies
C)   less than a 10 per cent urban migration
D)   a strong presence of traditional authority
E)   where rural poverty accounts for at least 60 per centF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 19: Rural Development

The relative isolation of rurality is a function of its lack of infrastructure.

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The 2008 food price crisis was linked to which of the following?

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The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty reflects the multiple realities of rural poverty.

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Agricultural-based countries are where a contribution of agriculture to overall GDP growth is greater than 20 per cent and __________________.

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Which term refers to the social and material capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living?

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What is sustainable livelihood?

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Why was the idea of an unending era of cheap food delusional?

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The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty is useful for examining household power dynamics.

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Which of the following is true about "high-yielding" varieties of staple crops?

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The relative isolation of rurality is a function of its lack of infrastructure.

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The 2008 food price crisis was linked to which of the following?

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The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty reflects the multiple realities of rural poverty.

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Agricultural-based countries are where a contribution of agriculture to overall GDP growth is greater than 20 per cent and __________________.

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Which term refers to the social and material capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living?

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What is sustainable livelihood?

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Why was the idea of an unending era of cheap food delusional?

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