poverty & unemployment section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The concept of ‘Vicious Circle of Poverty’ is related to

a) Adam Smith

b) None of these

c) Karl Marx

d) Nurkse

Question : 2

India is at which of following stages of Demographic Transition?

a) Reduction in birth rate but the reduction in death rate is higher than reduction in birth rate

b) Reduction in mortality rate while birth rate continues to be high

c) Population level stabilises with number of births and deaths being low and equal

d) Birth rates and death rates are both low

Question : 3

When the productive capacity of the economic systems of a state is inadequate to create sufficient number of jobs, it is called

a) seasonal unemployment

b) disguised unemployment

c) structural unemployment

d) cyclical unemployment

Question : 4

In India, life expectancy is

a) 75.5 years

b) 65.3 years

c) 68.8 years

d) 71.2 years

Question : 5

Which of the following is/are the major objectives of MGNREGA?

1. Wage employment
2. Create durable community assets
3. Empower Gram Panchayats

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3 all

Question : 6

Which of the following committees is related to the estimation of poverty in India?

a) S.P. Gupta Committee

b) Lakdawala Committee

c) Vijay Kelkar Committee

d) Suresh Tendulkar Committee