Who was the first person to discuss the concept of poverty line in India?

1. Shaheen Rafi khan.
2. Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Damian Killen.
4. Amartya Sen.

When was National Food For Work Programme launched?

1. 1992
2. 2005
3. 2004
4. 2012

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.

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.

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.

Out of the following, what is the assumption of absolute poverty?

1. Poor people are highly vulnerable.
2. There is fixed minimum level of consumption.
3. Unequal distribution of income.
4. All of the above.

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

1. Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana.
2. Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
3. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana.
4. Minimum Needs Programme.

A person in urban India is considered below the poverty line, if his daily intake of calories is less than:

1. 2000
2. 2100
3. 2400
4. 2500

Which of these is not a cause of low productivity?

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

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

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