POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 16

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 16

151) Human Poverty Index was introduced in the HDR of the year
A) 1994
B) 1990
C) 1995
D) 2001
Correct Answer: 1994
   
152) Which one of the following is/are the main objective(s) of the Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY)?
A) Promote and support to achieve the skill development of the youth who are educated
B) Promote and support establishment of new micro and small enterprises for the potential first generation entrepreneurs
C) Enhance the knowledge acquisition by the micro, small and medium enterprises to enable them to face the market competition
D) Only 'a' and 'c' are correct
Correct Answer: Only 'a' and 'c' are correct
   
153) Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related to
1. Agricultural sector
2. Rural sector
3. Factory sector
4. Urban area
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 4
C) 2 and 4
D) 1, 2 and 4
Correct Answer: 1 and 2
   
154) Which one of the following is the nature of the Beveridge curve when there is a decrease in frictional unemployment that reduces the number of firms searching for employees and the number of unemployed searching for jobs? '
A) The curve will become parabolic shape.
B) The curve will become hyperbolic shape.
C) The curve will be shifted towards origin.
D) The curve will remain unchanged.
Correct Answer: The curve will be shifted towards origin.
   
155) Consider the following schemes
1. Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana
2. Rural Employment Generation Programme
3. Employment Assurance Scheme
Which of the schemes given above is/are subsumed under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) Only 2
D) All of the above
Correct Answer: 1 and 2

156) Consider the following statements
1. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme aims to set up micro enterprises in rural and urban areas. y
2. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme was launched in the Tenth Five Year Plan.
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: Only 1
   
157) Nirmal Gram Puraskar is related with
A) sanitation
B) environment
C) unemployment
D) food production
Correct Answer: sanitation   
 
158) With reference to Khadi Karigar Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY), consider the followings
1. Khadi and Village Industries Commission
2. Coir Board
3. Life Insurance Corporation of India
Which of the agencies given above is/are involved in the implementation of the Khadi Karigar Janashree Bima Yojana (JBVY)?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) Only 2
Correct Answer: 1 and 3
   
159) Apna Khet, Apna Kaam, a new scheme under MGNREGA has been initiated in which state?
A) Punjab
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
   
160) Consider the following statements
1. Swavalamban is an incentive scheme for the National Pension Scheme.
2. Swavalamban scheme was launched by the Finance Minister in Budget 2010.
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