Which of the following is not a major cause of poverty in india?

1. Low capital formation.
2. Lack of social/ welfare nets.
3. Social exclusion.
4. Migration of people from rural to urban India.

How is relative poverty measured?

1. By using Poverty Line.
2. Coefficient of Variance.
3. Gini Coefficient.
4. Consumption Pattern.

Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?

1. Mahatma Gandhi.
2. Indira Gandhi.
3. Jawahar Lai Nehru.
4. Subhash Chandra Bose.

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

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

Who conducts the periodical sample survey for estimating the poverty line in India?

1. National Survey Organization.
2. National Sample Survey Organization.
3. Central Statistical Organization.
4. None 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.

Small farmers or seasonal workers who regularly move in and out of poverty, fall in the category of:

1. Chronic poor.
2. Never poor.
3. Churning poor.
4. Usually poor.

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 of the following is a self-employment generation programme?

1. Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana.
2. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana.
3. Rural Employment Generation Programme.
4. All of the above.