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1. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because:
A. people are engaged in physical labour.
B. food items are expensive.
C. they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas.
D. they are engaged in mental work.
2. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
A. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
B. Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
C. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
D. Rural Employment Generation Programme
3. Who are the poorest of the poor?
A. Children
B. Women
C. Old people
D. All of the above
4. What is the main cause of poverty in India?
A. High growth in population
B. High income inequalities
C. Less job opportunities
D. All of the above
5. A person is considered poor if his or her income level falls below a given:
A. ‘minimum level’ necessary to fulfill basic needs
B. ‘maximum level’ necessary to fulfill basic needs
C. could be ( A ) and ( B ) both
D. none of the above
6. Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states?
A. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
B. Orissa, Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand
D. None of the above
7. For the year 2000, the poverty line for a person was fixed at:
A. Rs. 428 per month for rural areas and Rs. 454 for urban areas
B. Rs. 328 per month for rural areas and Rs. 554 for urban areas
C. Rs. 328 per month for rural areas and Rs. 454 for urban areas
D. none of the above
8. What is accepted average calories required in India in urban areas?
A. 2500
B. 2400
C. 2100
D. 2800
9. Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are:
A. scheduled castes only
B. scheduled tribes only
C. both scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
D. none of the above
10. Women, children (girl child) and old people are:
A. dependent on these
B. much richer than others
C. poorest of the poor
D. none of the above
11. Which of the following programmes was launched in the year 2000?
A. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
B. Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
C. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
D. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
12. Who is an Urban poor as per the year 2011-12?
A. Income Rs 454 per month per person
B. Income Rs 500 per month per person
C. Income Rs 450 per month per person
D. Income Rs 1,000 per month per person
13. In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 1981 to 2001?
A. Russia
B. India
C. Sub-Saharan Africa
D. China
14. Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana was started in:
A. 1993
B. 1991
C. 1990
D. 1992
15. In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?
A. Punjab
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. West Bengal
D. Gujarat
16. Which organisation carries out a survey for determining the poverty line?
A. PMGY
B. NSSO
C. PMRY
D. None of the above
17. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because :
A. people are engaged in physical labour.
B. food items are expensive.
C. they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas.
D. they are engaged in mental work.
18. Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in :
A. 2005
B. 1999
C. 2003
D. 2000
19. Which country of South-East Asia made rapid economic growth resulting in a significant decline in poverty?
A. Pakistan
B. China
C. India
D. Nepal
20. The country which has the largest single concentration of the poor people in the world is :
A. Nepal
B. Pakistan
C. China
D. India
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