POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 18

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 18

171) Which one of the following states has implemented the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana for the first time in India?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Bihar
D) Odisha
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
   
172) Community Development Programme was initiated primarily to
A) bring development among people by raising the literacy level.
B) bring about overall development of the village through self help.
C) increase the control of the masses over the locally available resources.
D) increase agricultural production through mechanised farming.
Correct Answer: bring about overall development of the village through self help.
   
173) With reference to Okun's law, consider the following statements
1. A one point increase in the unemployment rate is associated with two percentage points of negative growth in real GDP.
2. High employment in an economy leads to losses in a country's production.
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
   
174) Which one of the following amounts is given to the beneficiary of the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme for BPL?
A) rs.100
B) rs.1000
C) rs.10000
D) None of these
Correct Answer: None of these
   
175) Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. Swabhiman : Financial Inclusion
2. Swavalamban: Financial Assistance
3. Swadhar : To provide holistic and integrated service to women
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) Only 1
D) All of these
Correct Answer: All of these

176) Which one of the following is/are correct about the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)?
A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was notified in 200 districts in the first phase in 2005.
B) MGNREGS mandates 33% participation for women.
C) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has been notified throughout the country with effect from 1st April, 2008.
D) Both 'b' and 'c'.
Correct Answer: Both 'b' and 'c'.
   
177) Which is not the objective of Public Procurement and Distribution System followed by Indian Government?
A) Maintain price stability through creation of buffer stocks
B) Protect the interests of both Consumers and poor farmers
C) Control the production of food grains
D) Reduce personal and regional inequality in the distribution
Correct Answer: Control the production of food grains
   
178) Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. Tendulkar Committee : To review the methodology for estimation of poverty.
2. Saxena Committee : To review the methodology for conducting BPL census in rural area.
3. Hashim Committee : On methodology for identification of BPL families in urban areas.
A) Only 1
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) Only 3
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
179) Which one of the following ministries of Indian Government is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana?
A) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
B) Ministry of Welfare and Child development
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Ministry of Rural Development
Correct Answer: Ministry of Rural Development
   
180) As per the recent report published in newspapers/magazines, India ranks at a I-power level in Hunger Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?
1. Number of people who are calories deficient
2. Child malnutrition
3. Rate of child mortality
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) Only 2
D) All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above