Poverty

Which is not a cause of poverty?

• Higher education

• Poor health facilities

• Poor infrastructure

• High growth of population

Which is a measure to remove poverty?

• Employment opportunities

• Low production

• Less income

• More big cars

The proportion of poor is highest in

• West bengal

• Bihar

• Jharkhand

• Madhya Pradesh

National food security act was passed in

• 2013

• 2014

• 2015

• 2017

Annapurna scheme is meant for

• Poor rural households

• Poor urban households

• Women and children

• Poor senior citizens of 65 years and above

Absolute poverty refers to

• Comparative poverty

• Poverty with respect to different regions

• Number of people living below poverty line

• Per capita income

Which of the following helps in eradicating poverty?

• Reducing income inequality

• Check on price rise

• Controlling growth of population

• All of the above

Under MGNREGS guaranteed wage employment is provided for

• 365 days

• 200 days

• 100 days

• 150 days

Sampoorna grameen rozgar yojana aims at

• Setting up of infrastructure and creation of employment

• Providing food grains

• Guaranteed wage employment

• Public distribution system

National food for work programme was launched in

• 15 November 2015

• 14 November 2012

• 14 November 2004

• 2 February 2006