Economics ch4

Non poor implies persons who are

• never poor

• churning poor

• transient poor

• chronic poor

The minimum calorie intake in rural areas is ___________in defining poverty line.

• (a) 2600 calories

• (b) 2400 calories

• (c) 2500 calories

• (d) 2000 calories

The first poverty line was based on:

• (a) adult jail cost of living

• (b) adult cost of living

• (c) calorie consumption

• (d) adult cost of calorie consumption

___________ programme intend to improve the food and nutritional status of the poor.

• (a) Midday meal scheme

• (b) Public distribution system

• (c) Integrated child development scheme

• d) All of these

Approach followed by the government to reduce poverty in India:

• (a) growth oriented

• (b) specific poverty alleviation programmes

• (c) meeting the minimum needs of the poor

• d) all of these

The scheme aimed at providing financial security to the poor is:

• (a) Public Distribution System

• (b) National Urban Livelihood Mission

• c) National Social Assistance Programme

• (d) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

The approach to reduce poverty through specific poverty alleviation programmes has been initiated from the

• (a) Second Five Year plan

• (b) Seventh Five Year plan

• (c) Fifth Five Year plan

• (d) Third Five Year plan

Under which one of the following self-employment Programmes. One can get financial assistance in the form of bank loans to set up small industries?

• (a) Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP)

• (b) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)

• (c) Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY

Assertion (A): Indian Development programs are oriented towards growth with social justice.

Reason (R): Indian economy is afflicted with poverty and income inequalities.

• (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

• (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false

• (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Assertion (A): Growth-oriented approach to remove poverty proved to be quite effective.

Reason (R): Population growth resulted in a very low growth in per capita incomes.

• (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are True and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

• (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are True and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

• (c) Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False.

• (d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True