Poverty ratio has _________________ for both urban and rural areas.

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

According to Jail Cost of Living, poverty line is estimated at:

1. Three fourth of adult jail cost of living.
2. One third of adult jail cost of living.
3. One fourth of adult jail cost of living.
4. Two third of adult jail cost of living.

Which programme is restructured as 'National Rural Livelihood Mission'?

1. National Food for Work Programme.
2. SwarnaJayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
3. Rural Employment Generation Programme.
4. Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana.

"Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand' was formed in:

1. 1979
2. 1989
3. 2005
4. 1990

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.

Following is not a part of poverty alleviation programme:

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

Poverty index developed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen was named as:

1. Poverty gap index.
2. Sen's index.
3. Squared poverty gap.
4. None of the above.

JGSY programme of poverty alleviation was submerged into:

1. SGRY
2. NEWP
3. PMGSYS
4. All of the above.

The Indian Constitution and _____________ plans state social justice as the primary objective of the developmental strategies of the government.

1. Two year.
2. One year.
3. Ten year.
4. Five year.

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.