POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 11

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 11

101) The endeavour of Janani Suraksha Yojana Programme is
1. to promote institutional deliveries.
2. to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery.
3. to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) Only 2
Correct Answer: 1 and 2
   
102) Consider the following
1. Hotels and restaurants
2. Motor transport undertakings
3. Newspaper establishments
4. Private medical institutions
The employees of which of the above can have the 'Social Security' coverage under Employees State Insurance Scheme?
A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) 2 and 4
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4   
 
103) The food for work programme was subsumed in
A) IRDP
B) MGNREGS
C) RLEGP
D) JRY
Correct Answer: MGNREGS
   
104) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at
A) strengthening the Panchayati Raj System in rural area.
B) alleviating poverty through micro-enterprises.
C) meeting rural needs like drinking water, housing, rural roads, healthcare and primary education.
D) generating employment in rural areas.
Correct Answer: meeting rural needs like drinking water, housing, rural roads, healthcare and primary education.
   
105) Which of the following is not an objective of the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)?
A) improve the overall quality of private educational institutions
B) Ensure reforms in the affiliation, academic and examination systems.
C) Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education
D) Create an enabling atmosphere in the higher education institutions to devote themselves to research and innovations
Correct Answer: improve the overall quality of private educational institutions
106) In Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA) Scheme, government has targeted to ensure universal access to secondary level education by the year
A) 2012
B) 2017
C) 2015
D) 2020
Correct Answer: 2017
   
107) Consider the following statements.
1. Self Help Groups are considered eligible for financing under the Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana.
2. Under Prime Ministers Rozgar Yojana, there is a provision for the 10-year relaxation for SC/ST, ex servicemen/physically handicapped and women in the upper age limit.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
108) Labour Force Participation Rate indicates
A) (Number of Employed Persons / Total Population)×1000
B) {(Number of Employed Persons+Number of Unemployed Persons)/Total Population}×1000
C) {(Number of Unemployed Persons / Number of Employed Persons) + Number of Unemployed persons}×1000
D) (Number of Employed Persons / Number of Unemployed persons)×1000
Correct Answer: {(Number of Employed Persons + Number of Unemployed Persons) / TotalPopulation} ×1000   
 
109) How do District Rural Development Agencies (DHDAs) help in the reduction of rural poverty in India?
1. DRDAs act as Panchayati Raj Institutions in certain specified backward regions of the country.
2. DRDAs undertake area-specific scientific study of the causes of poverty and malnutrition and prepare detailed remedial measures.
3. DRDAs secure inter-sectoral and interdepartmental coordination and cooperation for effective implementation of anti-poverty Programmes.
4. DRDAs watch over and ensure effective utilisation of the funds intended for anti-poverty Programmes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) 2 and 4
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
   
110) The main objective of TRYSEM was
A) to train urban youth for self employment.
B) to train rural youth for self employment.
C) Both 'a' and 'b'
D) None of the above
Correct Answer: to train rural youth for self employment.