poverty & unemployment section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [UPPCS (Mains) 2014]

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)

Question : 2 [UPPCS (Pre) 2014]

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 : 3 [UPPCS (Mains) 2013]

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

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) West Bengal

c) Bihar

d) Kerala

Answer: (c)

Question : 4 [UP-PCS 2014]

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 : 5

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.

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