Economics M.C.Q (1 Marks)

How is relative poverty measured?

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

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 of the following method is used to measure income inequalities?

1. Gini Co-efficient.
2. HDI
3. Both of these.
4. None of these.

When was National Food For Work Programme launched?

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

Which of the following programmes is associated with food security and nutritional status of the poor?

1. Public Distribution System.
2. Integrated Child Development Scheme.
3. Mid Day Meal Scheme.
4. All of the Above.

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.

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.

For how many days NREGA guarantees employment?

1. 70
2. 80
3. 90
4. 150

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.

Which one of the following groups is vulnerable to poverty?

1. Scheduled caste.
2. Landless agricultural labourer.
3. Urban agricultural household.
4. All of the above.

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

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

How many people died in famines between 1875 to 1900?

1. 40 million.
2. 26 million.
3. 35 million.
4. 60 million.

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.

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.

The official data on poverty is estimated on the basis of consumption expenditure data collected. Named the organisation who collects such data.

1. National Social Sample Organisation.
2. National Survey Sample Organisation.
3. National Sample Survey Organisation.
4. National Social Survey Organisation.

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.

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.

Name the Programme that covers elderly people, poor women who are destitute and widows.

1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
2. National Social Assistance Programme.
3. Integrated Child Development Scheme.
4. National Food for Work Programme.

Poverty is a _______ problem.

1. social.
2. economic.
3. political.
4. all of the above.

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.

JGSY programme of poverty alleviation was submerged into:

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

Poverty ratio has _________________ for both urban and rural areas.

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

Which state has highest percentage of population living below poverty line?

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

Which of these is not a cause of low productivity?

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

What is the cause of relative poverty?

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

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

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

Amrtya Sen developed an index to measure poverty which is called:

1. Sen Index.
2. Poverty Gap Index.
3. Squared Gap Index.
4. Human Poverty Index.

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.

Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?

1. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana.
2. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
3. Rural Employment Generation Programme.
4. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.

As per Rangarajan Committee, per capita income required per month to consume minimum calorie in take in urban areas is:

1. ₹ 816
2. ₹ 1,000
3. ₹ 972
4. ₹ 1,407

When was "expert group” formed?

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 state has lowest percentage of population living below poverty line?

1. Punjab.
2. Haryana.
3. Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Kerala.

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.

When did Planning Commission form a study group?

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

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 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.

Following is not a part of poverty alleviation programme:

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

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.

In 1999-2000, the poverty line was defined for rural 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.

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.

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.

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.

When poverty is related to the distribution of income, it is called:

1. Low line poverty.
2. Absolute poverty.
3. Relative poverty.
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.

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.