This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Economy > Social > Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 6 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What helped West Bengal in reducing poverty? A) Human resource development. B) Public distribution of food grains. C) Population control. D) Land reform measures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Land reform measures. 2. What is the main cause of poverty in India? A) High income inequalities. B) Less job opportunities. C) High growth in population. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns? A) Prime minister rozgar Yojana. B) Rural employment generation programme. C) National rural employment guarantee act. D) Swarna jayanti gram swarojagar Yojana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime minister rozgar Yojana. 4. The earlier Food for Work programme has been subsummed with which of the following programme? A) Mid-day Meal Scheme. B) Minimum needs programme. C) MGNREGP. D) Integrated rural Development Programme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MGNREGP. 5. Which scheme encouraged people to open bank account in 2004? A) Integrated Child development scheme. B) Public distribution system. C) National old age scheme. D) Jan Dhan Yojana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jan Dhan Yojana. 6. Which of the following is a self employment Programme? A) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojna. B) MGNREGS. C) Pradhan Mantri Gram Dasak Yojna. D) Food for Work Programme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojna. 7. The minimum calorie intake required per person per day in rural and urban areas respectively to determine the poverty line in India is: A) 2100 & 2400. B) 2400 & 2100. C) 2000 & 2200. D) 2200 & 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2400 & 2100. 8. Which organization carries out survey for determining the poverty line? A) CSO. B) NSSO. C) Planning Commission. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NSSO. 9. Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the Govt. of India for the benefit of various sections of society? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011] A) STEP. B) Swayamsidha. C) KALPANA-1. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) KALPANA-1. 10. Which Committee's recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line in India? A) Dutt Committee. B) Chelliah Committee. C) Chakravorty Committee. D) Lakdawala Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lakdawala Committee. 11. Poverty in less developed countries is largely due to [CPO SI 2010] A) Voluntary idleness. B) Income inequality. C) Lack of cultural activities. D) Lack of intelligence of the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Income inequality. 12. ..... is an assurance to the farmers that a minimum price will be fixed by the government to purchase farmers produce. A) Maximum support price. B) Minimum support price. C) Maximum retail price. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minimum support price. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesIndian Economy QuizzesPoverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 1Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 2Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 3Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 4Poverty Unemployment And Alleviation Programmes Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books