poverty & unemployment section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

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

a) Rangarajan

b) Suresh Tendulkar

c) Govindacharya

d) Kaushik

Question : 12 [UPPCS (Pre) 2009]

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 : 13

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 : 14

The Rural Ministry has launched a “Kaam Mango Abhiyan” which seeks to increase awareness around the entitlements of?

a) MGNREGA

b) NBA

c) NRLM

d) IAY

Question : 15 [UPSC (Pre) 2013]

To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend what should India do?

a) Reducing infant mortality rate

b) Privatisation of higher education

c) Promoting skill development

d) Introducing more social security schemes