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Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. "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?
2. Which states have traditionally succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of high agricultural growth rates?
3. 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?
4. What is the minimum calorie intake decided by the Planning Commission for rural and urban areas, respectively ?
5. As per latest data in urban areas women employment is highest in which of the following industries areas? [UBI PO 2010]
6. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at:
7. TANWA is a project initiated in TamilNadu to train women in _____
8. Which of the following groups of states has the largest concentration of rural poor and people living below the poverty line?
9. According to the World bank, poverty is measured by
10. Which of the following is not a dimesion of Poverty Reduction approach in India?
11. Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" ? [CSAT 2011]
12. 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]
13. Minimum daily intake of calories for determining poverty line for rural area is
14. Which of the following is not valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
15. The Minimum Needs Programme aims to:
16. India's wage policy is based on : [Railways 1994]
17. Which of following is a principal cause of poverty in an underdeveloped economy?
18. Which form of following consider as poor
19. A cut of point on the line of distribution which distinguish people as poor and Non-poor is called:
20. Poverty Gap is :
21. The type of unemployment mostly found in India can be characterised as :
22. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
23. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana was launched in
24. NFWP is stands for
25. Among the reasons for disguised unemployment in the rural areas is :
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