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

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

Consider the following statements :

1. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) was launched during the 12th Plan.
2. NMSHE covers 10 states.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2 both

d) None

Question : 4

The value of money varies

a) directly with the, interest rate

b) directly with the volume of employment

c) directly with the price level

d) inversely with the price level

Question : 5

When did the Community Development Programme start in India?

a) 1958

b) 1952

c) 1951

d) 1955

Question : 6

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