POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 24

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 24

231) Which of the following groups of states has the largest concentration of rural poor and people living below the poverty line?
A) Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa
B) Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa
D) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
   
232) India's wage policy is based on:
A) cost of living
B) standard of living
C) productivity
D) None of the above
Correct Answer: cost of living
   
233) Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to anotherjob is known as:
A) seasonal unemployment
B) frictional unemployment
C) cyclical unemployment
D) technological unemployment
Correct Answer: frictional unemployment
   
234) The type of unemployment mostly found in India can be characterised as:
A) structural
B) frictional
C) cyclical
D) disguised
Correct Answer: disguised
   
235) One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that:
A) productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
B) people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development
C) investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
D) ceilings on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
Correct Answer: people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development

236) Disguised unemployment in India is mostly related to:
A) agricultural sector
B) industry sector
C) service sector
D) all of these
Correct Answer: agricultural sector
   
237) For how many days MNREGA provides employment?
A) 70
B) 80
C) 90
D) 100
Correct Answer: 100
   
238) Which among the following is the method to estimate the poverty line in India?
A) Investment method
B) Capital method
C) Human method
D) Income method
Correct Answer: Income method
   
239) By which year governments are aiming to meet the Millennium Development Goals including halving the rate of global poverty?
A) 2011
B) 2015
C) 2045
D) 2035
Correct Answer: 2015   
 
240) Which of the following is the major reason of disguised unemployment in rural areas?
A) choice of a heavy industry model for economic development
B) low levels of technological development in the country
C) heavy pressure of population along with slow implementation of land reforms
D) high illiteracy rate
Correct Answer: low levels of technological development in the country