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Questions : According to Census 2011, the state having the highest density of population is

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) West Bengal

(c) Bihar

(d) Kerala

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Which among the following in India is the Nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the national and state level?

a) Home Ministry

b) Finance Commission

c) Rural Ministry

d) Planning Commission

Answer: (d)

Planning commission is the nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the national and state levels and the surveys are normally conducted on quinquennial basis.

Question : 2

Which of the following schemes is designed and launched to improve the living standards of urban poor?

  1. Accredited Social Health Activist ( ASHA)
  2. Janani Suraksha Yojna
  3. Valmiki Ambedkar Malin Basti Awas Yojna

a) 1 only

b) 3 only

c) 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 all

Answer: (b)

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).

Janani Suraksha Yojana aims to decrease neonatal and maternal deaths in rural areas. “VALMIKI AMBEDKAR MALIN BASTI AWAS YOJANA” (VAMBAY) aims to provide shelter and to upgrade existing shelter for below poverty line (BPL) families in urban areas.

Question : 3

India ranks at a lower level in Hunger Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?

  1. Number of children who are calorie deficient
  2. Child malnutrition
  3. Rate of child mortality
  4. Rate of literacy
Consider the following options:

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (b)

India ranks 25th.

The GHI combines three equally weighted indicators:

  1. percentage of undernourished people,
  2. the prevalence of underweight children ageing less than five, and
  3. the mortality rate of children ageing less than five.

Question : 4

Which among the following in India is the Nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the National and State level?

a) Home Ministry

b) Planning Commission

c) Finance Committee

d) Rural Ministry

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

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

a) 2065

b) 2070

c) 2055

d) 2060

Answer: (b)

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