Poverty, Unemployment and Alleviation Programmes Set 1

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This set of Indian Economy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Poverty, Unemployment and Alleviation Programmes Set 1

Q1 | Poverty Gap is :
  • the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line
  • gap between the rich and the poor
  • gap between developed nations and developing nations
  • gap in infrastructural facilities between developed and developing nations
Answer: the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line
Q2 | Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme [IGNOAPS] 1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible. 2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
Q3 | Which among the following is not correct with regard to Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana? 1. The case component of the programme is borne exclusively by the Central Government. 2. Foodgrains are provided free of cost to the States/Union Territories. Select the answer using the codes given below [NDA 2008]
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 2 only
Q4 | Consider the following statements: [NDA 2008] 1. Hariyali is a watershed development project sponsored by the Central Government. 2. Hariyali also aims at enabling the urban population to conserve rain water.
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: 1 only
Q5 | The Food For Work programme was renamed as:
  • Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
  • National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
  • Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)
  • Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
Answer: National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
Q6 | Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at:
  • meeting rural needs like Primary education; health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads
  • alleviating poverty micro-enterprises
  • generating employment in the rural areas
  • strengthening the Panchayati Raj System in rural areas
Answer: meeting rural needs like Primary education; health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads
Q7 | Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2004]
  • Under the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families Below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg. of food grains per month per family at subsidised price
  • Under Annapurna Scheme, indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above eligible for National Old Age Pension but not getting pension can get 10 kg of food grains per person per month free of cost
  • Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has scheme in which indigent people living in welfare institutions like orphanges are given 15 kg of food grains per person per month at BPL rates
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development gives financial support to Mid-Day Meal Scheme for the benefit of class I to V students in Government or Government aided Schools
Answer: Under the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families Below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg. of food grains per month per family at subsidised price
Q8 | Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004] 1. The loans disbursed to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme are covered under Rashtriya Krishi Beema Yojna of Life Insurance Corporation of India. 2. The Kisan Credit Card holders are provided personal accident insurance of Rs.50000 for accidental death and Rs. 25000 for permanent disability. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 or 2
Answer: 2 only
Q9 | DWCRA stands for:
  • Development and Welfare of Catchment Rural Areas
  • Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
  • Direct Welfare of Children in Rural Areas
  • All of the above
Answer: Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
Q10 | Which one of the following is a revamp of the Integrated Rural Development Programme?
  • Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana
  • Community-based Pro-poor Initiative
  • Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
  • National Social Assistance Programme
Answer: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Q11 | What is the main objective of Antyodaya programme?
  • Uplift the poor
  • Uplift the urban poor
  • Uplift the farmer
  • Uplift the landless labour
Answer: Uplift the poor
Q12 | Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India aims at enhancing the livelihood security of the people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
  • TRYSEM
  • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  • Kutir Jyoti Scheme
  • MNREGA
Answer: MNREGA
Q13 | Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being in : [UPPCS 2002]
  • April 1995
  • April 1997
  • April 1999
  • July 2001
Answer: April 1999
Q14 | The Minimum Needs Programme aims to:
  • provide means for greater mechanization of agriculture
  • improve the living condition of the poor and also promote their education and health
  • provide necessary resources by way of refinance to primary lenders
  • None of these
Answer: improve the living condition of the poor and also promote their education and health
Q15 | The Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) is an extension of:
  • Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
  • National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
  • Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
  • Minimum Needs Programme (MNP)
Answer: National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
Q16 | With reference to the Government of India's various programmes, what is NirmalGram Puraskar? [IAS 2006]
  • It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families in villages.
  • It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.
  • It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.
  • It is an incentive scheme Panchayati Raj institutions.
Answer: It is an incentive scheme Panchayati Raj institutions.
Q17 | The strategic aim of IRDP is :
  • to reduce unemployment
  • to provide the required inputs for increasing agricultural productivity
  • to provide more opportunities for rural employment and credit facilities at concessional rate of interest
  • none of these
Answer: to provide more opportunities for rural employment and credit facilities at concessional rate of interest
Q18 | Operation Blackboard aims at
  • promoting adult literacy
  • providing education to urban slum dwellers
  • opening of new schools specially for female children
  • providing primary education in an educationally backward area
Answer: promoting adult literacy
Q19 | In India, present trend of rapid urbanisation is due to:
  • lack of employment opportunities in rural areas
  • influence of cinema and electronic media
  • break up of joint family system
  • abolition of zamindari system
Answer: lack of employment opportunities in rural areas
Q20 | With reference to the government's welfare schemes, consider the following statements: 1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice. 2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs. 75 per month as Central Pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Governmen3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per below Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost. Which of these statements are correct? [IAS 2003]
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Q21 | Consider the following statements in respect of the National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act, 2005 : 1. Under the provisions of the Act, 100 days of employment in a year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work has become a fundamental right. 2. Under the provisions of the Act, women are to get priority to the extent that one-half of persons who are given employment are women who have asked for work. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2006]
  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 and 2
Answer: 2 only
Q22 | What is the minimum calorie intake decided by the Planning Commission for rural andurban areas, respectively ?
  • 2400 and 2100
  • 2100and 2400
  • 2400 and 2200
  • 2100 and 2200
Answer: 2400 and 2100
Q23 | Which of these programs has not been included in the Swarna Jayanti SwarozgarYojana?
  • IRDP
  • TRYSEM
  • DWCRA
  • JR
Answer: JR
Q24 | For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv AwasYojana? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]
  • To provide affordable houses to people living BPL
  • To provide affordable houses to rural poor
  • To provide affordable houses to minorities
  • To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor
Answer: To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor
Q25 | Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the Govt. of India for the benefit of various sections of society? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]
  • STEP
  • Swayamsidha
  • KALPANA-1
  • Swadhar
Answer: KALPANA-1
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