POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 19

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 19

181) Which of the following statements is correct regarding Indira Awas Yojana?
A) Soil and water conservation works
B) Construction of rural roads
C) Providing houses at free of cost to the members of ST/SC and free bonded labourers
D) Land development and wasteland development
Correct Answer: Providing houses at free of cost to the members of ST/SC and free bonded labourers
   
182) Consider the following statements
1. Technological unemployment is due to the replacement of workers by machines.
2. Technological unemployment might be counted as structural unemployment.
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
   
183) What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non-traditional trades?
A) Kishori Shakti Yojana
B) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
C) Swayamsiddha
D) Swavalamban
Correct Answer: Kishori Shakti Yojana
   
184) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched initially in
A) 100 districts
B) 200 districts
C) 330 districts
D) 345 districts
Correct Answer: 200 districts
   
185) With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements
1. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana is a rural development programme launched in the financial year 2011-2012.
2. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana has an objective for the development of villages having over 50% of people belonging to the scheduled castes through convergence of central and state schemes.
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 2

186) What will be the nature of the Beveridge curve when there is prevalent of the long term unemployment due to deterioration of human capital or a negative perception of the unemployed by the potential employers in an economy?
A) The curve will be shifted towards the origin.
B) The curve will become negative.
C) The curve will be shifted away from the origin.
D) None of the above
Correct Answer: The curve will be shifted away from the origin.
   
187) Consider the following statements
1. Annapurna Scheme was introduced in 2004-05.
2. Annapurna Scheme is available to those who are not covered in the National Old Age Pension Scheme.
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
   
188) Indian Development Report does not give for each sample village
A) Infrastructure and Amenities index
B) Education Related index
C) Health Related Index
D) Unemployment Related Index
Correct Answer: Unemployment Related Index   
 
189) In terms of Human Development Index, India falls under which of the following categories?
A) High
B) Medium
C) Low
D) Very low
Correct Answer: Very low
   
190) Consider the following statements
1. National Rural Health Mission aims to improve the healthcare delivery across urban India.
2. National Rural Health Mission is run by the Ministry of Rural development in India.
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: Neither 1 nor 2