Top 50+ Solved Poverty, Unemployment and Alleviation Programmes MCQ Questions Answer
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
Q. Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004] 1. The loans disbursed to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme are covered under Rashtriya Krishi Beema Yojna of Life Insurance Corporation of India. 2. The Kisan Credit Card holders are provided personal accident insurance of Rs.50000 for accidental death and Rs. 25000 for permanent disability. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 or 2
Q. DWCRA stands for:
a. Development and Welfare of Catchment Rural Areas
b. Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
c. Direct Welfare of Children in Rural Areas
d. All of the above
Q. Which one of the following is a revamp of the Integrated Rural Development Programme?
a. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana
b. Community-based Pro-poor Initiative
c. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
d. National Social Assistance Programme
Q. What is the main objective of Antyodaya programme?
a. Uplift the poor
b. Uplift the urban poor
c. Uplift the farmer
d. Uplift the landless labour
Q. Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India aims at enhancing the livelihood security of the people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]
a. TRYSEM
b. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
c. Kutir Jyoti Scheme
d. MNREGA
Q. Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being in : [UPPCS 2002]
a. April 1995
b. April 1997
c. April 1999
d. July 2001