"Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand' was formed in:

1. 1979
2. 1989
3. 2005
4. 1990

In 1999-2000, the poverty line was defined for urban areas as consumption worth:

1. ₹ 454 per person a month.
2. ₹ 328 per person a month.
3. ₹ 545 per person a month.
4. ₹ 238 per person a month.

For how many days NREGA guarantees employment?

1. 70
2. 80
3. 90
4. 150

Which one of the following groups is vulnerable to poverty?

1. Scheduled caste.
2. Landless agricultural labourer.
3. Urban agricultural household.
4. All of the above.

Which approach is based on the expectation that the effects of economic growth-rapid increase in gross domestic product and per capita income?

1. Growth oriented approach.
2. Poverty alleviation programmes.
3. Providing minimum basic amenities.
4. None of these.

The calorie requirement for measuring poverty line is higher in rural areas than urban areas because in rural area:

1. People do not enjoy as much as people in urban areas.
2. Food items in are expensive.
3. People are engaged in mental work.
4. People are engaged in physical labour.

Who was the first to give the concept of poverty line in pre-independent India?

1. V.K.R.V.Rao.
2. Amartya Sen.
3. Dada Bhai Naroji.
4. R.C. Desai.

People who do not usually have sufficient money to fulfill their basic needs are referred to as:

1. Usually poor.
2. Always poor.
3. Occassionally poor.
4. Churning poor.

The official data on poverty is estimated on the basis of consumption expenditure data collected. Named the organisation who collects such data.

1. National Social Sample Organisation.
2. National Survey Sample Organisation.
3. National Sample Survey Organisation.
4. National Social Survey Organisation.

Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?

1. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana.
2. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
3. Rural Employment Generation Programme.
4. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.