When was National Food For Work Programme launched?

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

Poverty ratio has _________________ for both urban and rural areas.

1. Increased.
2. Decreased.
3. Remains constant.
4. None of these.

JGSY programme of poverty alleviation was submerged into:

1. SGRY
2. NEWP
3. PMGSYS
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.

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 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

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.

When did Planning Commission form a study group?

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

IRDP and allied programme and million wells scheme were integrated into one in 1999 and since then it is known as:

1. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
2. Sampoorna Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
3. National Food for Work Programme.
4. None of the above.