Top 550+ Solved Indian Economy MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Among the reasons for disguised unemployment in the rural areas is :
a. choice of a heavy industry model for economic development
b. low levels of technological development in the country
c. heavy pressure of population along with slow implementation of land reforms
d. high illiteracy rate
Q. Unemployment in a developing country generally takes place due to :
a. switch over from one job to another
b. lack of effective demand
c. seasonal factors
d. lack of complementary factors of production
Q. Cyclical unemployment refers to:
a. seasonal unemployment
b. disguised unemployment
c. voluntary unemployment
d. unemployment during recessionary phase of a trade cycle
Q. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether: [IAS 1999]
a. they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
b. they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
c. they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
d. their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Q. Which Committee's recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line inIndia?
a. Dutt Committee
b. Chelliah Committee
c. Chakravorty Committee
d. Lakdawala Committee
Q. Consider the following statements: Regional disparities in India are high and have been rising in recent years because: 1. There is persistent investment over time only in Select locales 2. Some areas are agro climatically less conducive to development 3. Some are as continue to face little or no aqrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and economic opportunities 4. Some areas have faced continuous political instability. Which of the above statements are correct?
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
Q. Absolute Poverty means:
a. poverty in terms of absolute number of people
b. poverty in terms of the basic minimum calorie requirements
c. poverty in terms of the prevailing price level
d. poverty in terms of the absolute level of unemployment
Q. Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" ? [CSAT 2011]
a. Adult members of only the scheduled Caste and scheduled tribe households
b. Adult members of below poverty line (BPL) households
c. Adult members of households of all backward communities
d. Adult members of any household
Q. Poverty Gap is :
a. the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line
b. gap between the rich and the poor
c. gap between developed nations and developing nations
d. gap in infrastructural facilities between developed and developing nations
Q. Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme [IGNOAPS] 1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible. 2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Which among the following is not correct with regard to Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana? 1. The case component of the programme is borne exclusively by the Central Government. 2. Foodgrains are provided free of cost to the States/Union Territories. Select the answer using the codes given below [NDA 2008]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Consider the following statements: [NDA 2008] 1. Hariyali is a watershed development project sponsored by the Central Government. 2. Hariyali also aims at enabling the urban population to conserve rain water.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q. The Food For Work programme was renamed as:
a. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)
b. National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)
c. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)
d. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
Q. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at:
a. meeting rural needs like Primary education; health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads
b. alleviating poverty micro-enterprises
c. generating employment in the rural areas
d. strengthening the Panchayati Raj System in rural areas
Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2004]
a. Under the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families Below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg. of food grains per month per family at subsidised price
b. Under Annapurna Scheme, indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above eligible for National Old Age Pension but not getting pension can get 10 kg of food grains per person per month free of cost
c. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has scheme in which indigent people living in welfare institutions like orphanges are given 15 kg of food grains per person per month at BPL rates
d. Ministry of Human Resource Development gives financial support to Mid-Day Meal Scheme for the benefit of class I to V students in Government or Government aided Schools