poverty & unemployment section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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.

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 2 only

d) None

Question : 2

Which of the following Committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in Urban Areas?

a) Lakdawala Committee

b) Hashim Committee

c) Tendulkar Committee

d) Saxena Committee

Question : 3

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

a) None of the above

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) 3 and 4 only

Question : 4

As per Census 2011, the Total Fertility Rate of India is

a) 2.6

b) 2.4

c) 3.2

d) 2.9

Question : 5

According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in

a) Harmonic Progression

b) None of the above

c) Geometrical Progression

d) Arithmetic Progression

Question : 6

Consider the following statements.

1. Infant Mortality Rate takes into accounts the death of infants within a month after birth.
2. Infant Mortality Rate is the number of infants deaths in a particular year 100 live births during that year.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Neither 1 nor 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2