Top 50+ Solved Poverty, Unemployment and Alleviation Programmes MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The 'Slack Season' in the Indian Economy is:
a. March - April
b. Sept. - Dec.
c. Jan. - June
d. Feb. – April
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. The nation-wide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Which of the following groups of states has the largest concentration of rural poor and people living below the poverty line?
a. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa
b. Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
c. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa
d. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Q. India's wage policy is based on : [Railways 1994]
a. cost of living
b. standard of living
c. productivity
d. None of the above
Q. Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is knownas : [IAS 1992]
a. seasonal unemployment
b. frictional unemployment
c. cyclical unemployment
d. technological unemployment
Q. The type of unemployment mostly found in India can be characterised as :
a. structural
b. frictional
c. cyclical
d. disguised
Q. Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related to : 1. agricultural sector 2. rural area 3. factory sector 4. urban area
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4
Q. One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that: [IAS 1995]
a. productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
b. people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development
c. investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
d. ceilings on land holdings have enabled more people to- own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
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