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- 1. Multiple Choice
Full Form of NREGA
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
New Rural Employment Guarantee Act
New Reserved Employment Guarantee Act
National Reserved Employment Guarantee Act
- 2. Fill in the Blank
One of the plank of anti-poverty strategy is - promotion of ______________
- 3. Multiple Choice
Poverty substantially declined in ___________ and ________________ countries.
China and Southeast Asian Countries
Latin America
India and America
- 4. Multiple Choice
The _______________________ goals of the United Nations calls for reducing the proportion of people living on less than $1 a day to half the1990 level by 2015.
Millennium
Milenium Development Goals
Development
Millennium Development Goals
- 5. Multiple Choice
Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are
Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes
Both (a) and (b)
Agricultural Labours and Casual Labours
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the social indicators of poverty ?
illiteracy level
income level
lack of access to healthcare
All of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which government scheme was started in 1993 that aims to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youths in rural areas?
RURAL EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAMME
PRIME MINISTER ROZGAR YOZANA
ANTYODAYA ANNA YOZANA
SWARNAJAYANTI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA
- 8. Multiple Choice
Main reason of urban poverty is -
Lack of job opportunities
Seasonal and disguised unemployment
Migrants from rural areas to urban areas
None of the above
- 9. Fill in the Blank
_________ can be both a cause as well as a consequence of poverty.
- 10. Multiple Choice
_________ is a process through which individuals or groups are excluded from facilities and benefits that others enjoy.
Vulnerability
Human Poverty
Social Exclusion
None of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
The proportion of poor people in every state is same.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
In Latin America, the ratio of poverty -
declined
increased
remained the same
none of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
About _________ million in India live in people.
260
270
280
300
- 14. Multiple Choice
According to this graph which state has a significant decline in poverty ?
All India
West Bengal
Bihar
No decline
- 15. Multiple Choice
Women, children and poor people are -
much richer than others
independent
poorest of the poor
none of the above
- 16. Multiple Choice
One of the biggest task for independent India is to increase more industries.
True
False
- 17. Fill in the Blank
Poverty line vary with _____ and ______.
- 18. Multiple Choice
In Kerala, land reform measures have helped in reducing poverty.
False
True
- 19. Multiple Choice
________ and __________ are the 2 poorest states.
Bihar and Kerala
Odisha and Bihar
Odisha and West Bengal
West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which organization carries out survey for determining the poverty line?
NSSO
CSO
Planning Commission
None of the Above
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