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.

When the number of poor is estimated as the proportion of people below poverty line, it is called:

1. Below Poverty Line.
2. Above Poverty Line.
3. Head Count Ratio.
4. Poverty Index.

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 state has highest percentage of population living below poverty line?

1. Bihar.
2. Orissa.
3. Madhya Pradesh.
4. Assam.

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.

What is the cause of relative poverty?

1. Unemployment.
2. Illiteracy.
3. Inequalities of income.
4. Child labour.

Which one of the following states in India has focused more on human resource development?

1. Punjab.
2. Karnataka.
3. Kerala.
4. Tamil Nadu.

Which of these is not a cause of low productivity?

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

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).

Following is not a part of poverty alleviation programme:

1. Desert Development Plan.
2. Minimum Need Programme.
3. Employment Exchange.
4. Jawahar Yojana.