POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 23

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 23

221) Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether:
A) they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
B) they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
C) they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
D) their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Correct Answer: they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
   
222) Which Committee's recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line in India?
A) Dutt Committee
B) Chelliah Committee
C) Chakravorty Committee
D) Lakdawala Committee
Correct Answer: Lakdawala Committee
   
223) 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
Correct Answer: poverty in terms of the basic minimum calorie requirements
   
224) Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
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
Correct Answer: Adult members of any household
   
225) Poverty Gap is :
A) the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line
B) gap between developed nations and developing nations
C) gap in infrastructural facilities between developed and developing nations
D) gap between the rich and the poor
Correct Answer: the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line

226) Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
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?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
   
227) Which among the following is not correct with regard to Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana?
1. The cash 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
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: 2 only
   
228) Consider the following statements:
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
Correct Answer: 1 only
   
229) The 'Slack Season' in the Indian Economy is:
A) March-April
B) Sept-Dec.
C) Jan-June
D) Feb.-April
Correct Answer: Jan-June
   
230) Consider the following statements:
1. The nation-wide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
2, Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: Both 1 and 2