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WorksheetsPoverty as a Challenge
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Poverty as defined by World Bank implies living below:
$1.00 per day
$1.50 per day
$1.90 per day
$1.10 per day
Rural Employment Generation Programme was launched in
1993
1994
1995
1996
What is the accepted average calories requirement in India in rural areas?
2200 calories
2300 calories
2400 calories
2500 calories
Which among the following is the method to estimate the poverty line?
Investment method
Capital method
Human method
Income method
For how many days MNREGA provides employment?
1000
90
100
50
Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
Rural Employment Generation Programme
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
In which state has the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
West Bengal
Haryana
Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawahar lal Nehru
B.R Ambekar
Rajendra Prasad
kerala has tried to control poverty by
investing in infrastructure
investing in human resource
public distribution of food grains
land reform measures
Which of the following is not considered a social indicator of poverty?
less number of means of transportation
lack of access to health care
Illiteracy level
lack of job opportunities
