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

When was National Food For Work Programme launched?

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

Which of the following is a programme for the benefit of the elderly?

1. Public Distribution System.
2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
3. Social Assistance Programme.
4. National Food for Work Programme.

Which of the following programme has been merged with MNREGA?

1. Food for Work Programme.
2. National Food for Work Programme.
3. Rural Employment Generation Programme.
4. None of the above.

Which of the following state reduced its people below the poverty line to 17% during 1973-2010?

1. Bihar.
2. West Bengal.
3. Uttar Pradesh.
4. Tamil Nadu.

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.

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.

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are ___________ and ________________.

1. Poor and unhealthy.
2. Unemployed and poor.
3. Poor and illiterate.
4. Poor and miserable.

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.

Which of the following programme was launched in the year of 2000?

1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
2. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana.
3. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
4. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana.