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Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. When was MRNREGP launched in India?
2. Absolute Poverty means:
3. Cyclical unemployment refers to:
4. During 2007-12, agriculture output has grown at .....
5. The Food For Work programme was renamed as:
6. Which of these programs has not been included in the Swarna Jayanti Swarozgar Yojana?
7. ..... is an alternative marketing channel operated in Punjab
8. Who amongst the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Govt. of India for unorganized workers? [SBI Associates Clerk 2011]
9. Which of the following is not a Poverty Alleviation Programme adopted by Govt. of India
10. The current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based on .....
11. When the productive capacity of the economic system of a State is inadequate to create sufficient number of jobs, it is called [CDS 2012]
12. Agricultural marketing is a process that involves functions of .....
13. The Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) is an extension of:
14. Poverty in India is estimated on the basis of the consumption expenditure data collected by:
15. Uzhavar Sandies is an alternative marketing channels operated in .....
16. Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as : [IAS 1992]
17. What are accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?
18. The Govt. of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following schemes? [SBI Associates Clerk 2011]
19. Women, children and old people are the ..... of the poor
20. Which of the following is the strategy for effetive eradication of Poverty in India?
21. For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv Awas Yojana? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]
22. Under MGNRGA government gurantees to provide at least how many days of employment to a person ina year?
23. Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of
24. Which two states considered as the poorest states of India?
25. DWCRA stands for:
26. What is the most difficult challenge faced by independent India?
27. Which one of the following is a revamp of the Integrated Rural Development Programme?
28. How did famines became events of the past?
29. "This achievement (independence) is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the great triumphs and achievements that await us ..... the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity." This statement is given by whom?
30. Which states have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates?
31. According to C Rangarajan Committee report a person cannot be considered as poor in rural and urban areas if he/she is spending atlest how much per day resepectively?
32. What is the minimum calorie intake decided by the Planning Commission for rural and urban areas, respectively ?
33. As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in which of the following industries areas? [UBI PO 2010]
34. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at:
35. TANWA is a project initiated in TamilNadu to train women in .....
36. Which of the following groups of states has the largest concentration of rural poor and people living below the poverty line?
37. According to the World bank, poverty is measured by
38. Which of the following is not a dimesion of Poverty Reduction approach in India?
39. Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" ? [CSAT 2011]
40. Under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (lGNOAPS), the benefits are available to the people having minimum age of ..... [Bank of India PO 2010]
41. Who is considered as poorest among the poor?
42. Minimum daily intake of calories for determining poverty line for rural area is
43. Poverty line in rural areas is (As per 1999-2000 prices)
44. Which of the following is not valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
45. Lack of education, employment and health care detemines
46. The Minimum Needs Programme aims to:
47. India's wage policy is based on : [Railways 1994]
48. A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given ..... level.
49. Which of following is a principal cause of poverty in an underdeveloped economy?
50. Which form of following consider as poor
51. Which program was launched with the aim to create self-employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns.
52. How many people are in India are below poverty Line?
53. A cut of point on the line of distribution which distinguish people as poor and Non-poor is called:
54. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because:
55. Poverty Gap is :
56. The type of unemployment mostly found in India can be characterised as :
57. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
58. For how many days MNREGA provides employment?
59. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana was launched in
60. Who do not come under the category of urban poor
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