poverty

who was the first person to discuss the concept of poverty in India?

• Shaheen Rafi Khan

• Dada Bhai Naoroji

• Damian Killen

• Amartya Sen

Task force on projections of minimum needs and effective consumption demand was formed in :

• 1979

• 1989

• 2005

• 1990

small farmers or seasonal workers who regularly move in and out of poverty fall in the category of :

• chronic poor

• never poor

• churning poor

• usually poor

The calorie requirement for measuring poverty line is higher in rural areas than urban areas, because in rural areas :

• people dont enjoy as much as people in urban areas

• food items in are expensive

• people are engaged in mental work

• people are engaged in physical labour

In 1999-2000, the poverty line was defined for urban areas as consumption worth :

• Rs.454 per person a month

• Rs.328 per person a month

• Rs.545 per person a month

• Rs.238 per person a month

Poverty Index developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen was named as :

• Poverty Gap Index

• Sen's Index

• Squared Poverty Gap

• None of the above

which of the following states reduced its people below the poverty line to 17% during 1973-2010?

• Bihar

• West Bengal

• Uttar Pradesh

• Tamil Nadu

which of the following is not a major cause of poverty in India?

• Low Capital Formation

• Lack of Social/ welfare nets

• social Exclusion

• Migration of people from rural to urban area

the Scheme was introduced on 15th August 1995 as 100% centrally sponsored scheme for social assistance for the poor to ensure minimum national standard for social assistance________

• Jawahar Gram Samrudhi Yojna (JGSY)

• Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY)

• Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)

• National Social Assistance Program ( NSAP)

which of the following is program for the benefit of the elderly?

• Public Distribution System

• Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna

• Social Assistance Program

• National Food for work Program