Practice Poverty and unemployment - indian economy mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Tendulkar Committee has estimated that in India the percentage of the population below poverty line is

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(b)

(c)

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Q-2)   As per Census 2011, the Total Fertility Rate of India is

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   According to Census 2011, the most urbanised state of India is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Population growth in India during the decade 2001-2012 was

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(b)

(c)

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Q-5)   Under the National Population Policy 2000, the goal to attain population stagnation has been raised from 2045 to

(a)

(b)

(c)

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Q-6)   Consider the following statements:
  1. Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are community health workers instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM),
  2. The mission began in 2005.
  3. ASHAs are local women trained to act as health educators and promoters in their communities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Accredited Social Health activists (ASHAs) are community health workers instituted by the Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

ASHAs are local women trained to act as health educators and promoters in their communities.

Their tasks include motivating women to give birth in hospitals, bringing children to immunization clinics, encouraging family planning, treating basic illness and injury with first aid, keeping demographic records, and improving village sanitation.


Q-7)   Consider the following statements:
  1. “VALMIKI AMBEDKAR MALIN BASTI AWAS YOJANA” (VAMBAY), is operated through HUDCO.
  2. The above scheme provides shelter and upgrades existing shelter for below poverty line (BPL) families in rural areas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

“VALMIKI AMBEDKAR MALIN BASTI AWAS YOJANA” (VAMBAY) is operated through HUDCO.

The scheme provides shelter and upgrades existing shelter for below poverty line (BPL) families in urban areas.


Q-8)   Consider the following statements:
  1. The Multidimensional Poverty Index is developed by Mckinzey with UNDP support.
  2. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) covers deprivation of health, education, standard of living, i.e., assets and services at household level.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The Multidimensional Poverty Index is developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development with UNDP support.

The poverty index covers deprivation of education, health, the standard of living etc. assets and services at the household level.


Q-9)   Consider the following statements:
  1. Kudumbashree is a poverty eradication mission of government of Karnataka.
  2. The mission aims at the empowerment of women, through forming self-help groups and encouraging their entrepreneurial or other wide range of activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Kudumbashree is a poverty eradication mission of the government of Kerala.

The mission aims at the empowerment of women, through forming self-help groups and encouraging their entrepreneurial or other wide range of activities.

The purpose of the mission is to ensure that the women should no longer remain as passive recipients of public assistance, but active leaders in women involved development initiatives.


Q-10)   Consider the following statements:
  1. Janani Suraksha Yojana was launched on 12 April 2005.
  2. Its aim to decrease the neonatal and maternal deaths in rural poor.
  3. In this scheme, the states where there is a low rate of institutional deliveries are classified as ‘Low Performing States, whereas the remaining states are termed as High Performing States(HPS).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Janani Suraksha Yojana was launched on 12 April 2005. It aims to decrease the neonatal and maternal deaths in rural poor.

In this scheme, the states where there is a low rate of Institutional deliveries are classified as ‘Low Performing States (LPS)’ (the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Rajasthan, Orissa and Jammu and Kashmir), whereas the remaining states are termed as High Performing States (HPS).


Q-11)   Which Indian state has the highest percentage of children suffering from malnutrition?

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-12)   The concept of, Vicious Circle of Poverty’ is related to :

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

According to Prof. Nurkse, Vicious Circle of Poverty implies circular constellation of forces tending to act and react one another in such a way as to keep a poor country in a state of poverty.


Q-13)   In India, life expectancy is

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(c)

(d)


Q-14)   The concept of ‘Vicious Circle of Poverty’ is related to

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(b)

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Q-15)   In which state of India during (2011-12) the poverty ratio calculated by the Planning Commission was maximum?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The poverty ratio was highest in Chhattisgarh at 39.93 per cent followed by Jharkhand (36.96 per cent), Manipur (36.89 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (34.67 per cent) and Bihar (33.47 per cent). As per 2011-12 data.

The minimum poverty ratio was 5.09%. The National Average of all states of India was 21.92%

Poverty ratio: The ratio of the no. of people whose income falls below the poverty line, taken as half the median household income of the total population.


Q-16)   Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Decade Decadal growth rate of population (in percent)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-17)   The proposed ‘Janani Suraksha Scheme’ will replace

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-18)   If the actual unemployment rate is below the natural rate of unemployment, it would be expected that:

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-19)   Consider the following statements about MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005):
  1. It gives a guaranteed employment of 100 days to rural people who are eligible and willing to take it.
  2. For tribals, it provides guaranteed employment of 150 days from 2014.
  3. To distinguish tribals from regular MGNREGA workers, they will be given a job card of a different colour.
Which among the above is/ are correct statements?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

MNREGA started with an objective to enhance the livelihood security of rural households for creating durable assets and discouraging migration.

It gives a guaranteed employment of 100 days to all eligible and willing to take it irrespective of gender. However, from April 2014 the act provides tribals with their guaranteed employment of 150 days.

Under MNREGA, no. of workdays for tribals have increased from 100 days to 150 days. To distinguish this category from regular MGNREGA workers, they are given a job card of a different colour.


Q-20)   To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend, what should India do ?
  1. Promoting skill development
  2. Introducing more social security schemes
  3. Reducing infant mortality rate
  4. Privatisation of higher education
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

To rip maximum demographic dividend, India has to promote skill development.