poverty & unemployment section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The BPL formula was suggested for the evaluation of poverty in the chairmanship of

a) Rangarajan

b) Suresh Tendulkar

c) Govindacharya

d) Kaushik

Question : 2

Which one of the following year is known as the ‘year of the Great Divide’ with regard to population after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India’s population?

a) 1941

b) 1951

c) 1911

d) 1921

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a centrally sponsored health insurance scheme started in 2008 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
2. The objective of RSBY is to provide protection to BPL households from financial liabilities arising out of health shocks that involve hospitalization.
3. Beneficiaries under RSBY are entitled to hospitalization coverage up to Rs. 20,000/- for most of the diseases that require hospitalization.

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 2 only

d) 1 and 3 both

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. Samajwadi Pension Scheme is launched by UP government.
2. Samajwadi Pension Scheme which will benefit about 40 lakh rural families living below poverty line.

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 2 only

d) None

Question : 5

The proposed ‘Janani Suraksha Scheme’ will replace

a) Mahila Samakhya

b) Reproductive and Child Health Scheme

c) Maternity and Child Health Scheme

d) National Maternity Benefit Scheme

Question : 6

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.

a) 1, 2 and 3 all

b) 1 and 2 both

c) 1 and 3

d) 1 only