inclusive growth, sustainable development & employment section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [HCS (Pre) 2014]

Trace the mismatch between the policy and its year of announcement in the pairs given below.

a) National Water Policy - 2002

b) New National Mineral Policy - 2008

c) National Population Policy – 2012

d) New National Forest Policy - 1988

Question : 2 [RAS (Pre) 2015]

The Mudra Yojana of Government of India is designed to

a) initiate reforms in the currency management

b) supplement the Jan Dhan Yojana

c) provide easy financial assistance to set up small business

d) provide loans to poor farmers

Question : 3

Which of the following statements are true regarding “Inclusive growth”?

1. Inclusive growth is fuelled by market-driven sources of growth
2. Inclusive growth focuses on productive employment
3. Inclusive growth focuses on income redistribution

a) (ii) & (iii) only

b) (i) & (ii) only

c) (i) & (iii) only

d) All of the above

Question : 4

Consider the following statements regarding employment elasticity:

1. It measures the percentage change in economic growth with respect to a 1% increase in employment
2. The agriculture sector has more employment elasticity as compared to other sectors of the economy

a) Both (i) & (ii)

b) (i) only

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Question : 5 [SSC GL 2014]

The hypothesis that rapid growth of per capita income will be associated with a reduction in poverty is called

a) U shaped hypothesis

b) trickle up hypothesis

c) poverty estimation hypothesis

d) trickle down Hypothesis