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Poverty and social welfare
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6 CXC CAPE Sociology questions on Poverty and social welfare, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

Poverty measured against a fixed minimum needed for survival is:

  1. Subjective poverty
  2. Cyclical poverty
  3. Absolute poverty
  4. Relative poverty
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✓ Answer: CAbsolute poverty
Absolute poverty is lacking basic survival needs.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 2/3

Government provision of benefits, health and education forms the:

  1. Informal economy
  2. Black market
  3. Welfare state
  4. Free market
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✓ Answer: CWelfare state
The welfare state provides social support and services.
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How is Poverty and social welfare typically tested on CXC CAPE Sociology papers?
Poverty and social welfare appears across multiple question types on real CXC CAPE Sociology papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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