When did Planning Commission form a study group?

1. 1962
2. 1979
3. 1989
4. 2012

By which year governments are aiming to meet the Millennium Development Goals including halving the rate of global poverty?

1. 2011
2. 2015
3. 2045
4. 2035

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.

Which of these is not a cause of low productivity?

1. General factors.
2. Institutional factors.
3. Social factors.
4. Technological factors.

When poverty is related to the distribution of income, it is called:

1. Low line poverty.
2. Absolute poverty.
3. Relative poverty.
4. None of these.

This scheme was introduced on 15th August, 1995 as 100 percent centrally sponsored scheme for social assistance for the poor to ensure minimum national standard for social assistance.

1. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY).
2. Swaran Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
3. Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS).
4. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP).

Which among the following schemes was started in the year 2000 for the indigent senior citizens?

1. PDS
2. NFWP
3. SGSY
4. NAPS

Which of the following programmes is associated with food security and nutritional status of the poor?

1. Public Distribution System.
2. Integrated Child Development Scheme.
3. Mid Day Meal Scheme.
4. All of the Above.

In 1979, a body called the task force on projections of minimum needs and effective consumption demand' was formed. What is the reason for formation of this task force?

1. To determine poverty line.
2. To alleviate poverty.
3. To fulfill basic needs of poor households.
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.