inclusive growth, sustainable development & employment section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements regarding expenditure done by the General Government:

1. Expenditure on education is around 3%
2. Expenditure on health is around 1.5%

a) Both (i) & (ii)

b) (i) only

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Question : 2

Poverty Gap is defined as:

1. It is the ratio by which the mean income of the poor falls below the poverty line as a proportion of the poverty line
2. It is used to reflect the intensity of poverty

a) Both (i) & (ii)

b) (i) only

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are true regarding ‘replacement level fertility’?

a) It is the level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to another

b) It is the level of fertility at which population remains constant

c) It is the level of fertility at which population growth remains constant

d) None of the above

Question : 4

When did the Community Development Programme start in India?

a) 1958

b) 1952

c) 1951

d) 1955

Question : 5

Consider the following statements:

1. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram is country’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme.
2. It covers boy and girls in the age of 13 to 19 years.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 6

Consider the following statements regarding the activities that would be considered in the new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules for companies.

1. Livelihood enhancement and rural development projects
2. Promoting preventive health care and sanitation as well as making safe drinking water available
3. Working towards the protection of national heritage, art and culture
4. Setting up public libraries

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 all