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WorksheetsPoverty as Challenge
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which Social Group is most vulnerable to Poverty in India?
Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes
Casual Labourers
All of the Above
Which two States of India Continue to be the India?
Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Orissa ,Bihar
None of the Above
In which State have the land Reform Measures helped to reduce Poverty?
Tamil Nadu
Punjab
West Bengal
Kerla
Which state has focused more on human Resource Development?
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Kerala
what is the main Cause of poverty in India?
High Income inequalities
Less job Opportunities
High growth in Population
All of the Above
Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of
Calories Per Day
Wheat Consumption
Rice Consumption
None of the above
As Per Planning Commission , Minimum daily intake of calories for determining poverty line for Rural Area is ?
2100
1500
2400
b/w 2000-4000
Which among the following is the method of estimate the poverty line?
Investment method
Income and Consumption
Capital Method
human Method
When was National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Passed?
September 2005
August 2004
May 2009
None of the above
Who advocate that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Subhash Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
How many percentage of Indian People were poor in the year 2000?
36%
46%
22%
29%
Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Rural Employment Generation Programme
Swaranjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
MNREGA Provides guarantee employment of how many Days?
50
10
90
100
In which of the following Countries did Poverty actually rise from1981 to 2001?
India
China
Russia
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because
Food items are expensive
They have to work more as compare to urban People
they are engaged in mental work
People are engaged in physical labour.
Which industry suffered the most during colonial Period?
Jute
Textile
Indigo
All of the above
Which Country of South East Asia made rapid economic growth resulting in a significant decline in poverty?
India
China
Nepal
Pakistan
The current Anti -Poverty Programme consist of two plans and they are
Socio -Economic reasons and Public distribution System
Promotion of economic growth and targeted Anti -Poverty Programme
Anti -Poverty Programme and Public distribution system
None of the above
According to world Bank , Poverty is measured by ?
People living below Rs.100 per day
People living below $1per day
People living below below Rs.500 per moth
None of the Above
Kerala has tried to control poverty by ?
Investing in Human Resource
Investing in medical Science
Investing in Infrastructure
None of the above
