MCQ 11 Mark
What is the percentage of malnourished people in India in $2014-16?$
- A
$23.7$
- ✓
$15.2$
- C
$11.2$
- D
$20.5$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $15.2$
View full question & answer→MCQ 21 Mark
According to all estimate for the year $2011-12,$ which of the following state falls in the category of $30-40\%$ poverty ?
View full question & answer→MCQ 31 Mark
What amount of rupees are decided by Tendulkar committee in the year $2011-12$ for deciding poverty line in urban areas ?
- ✓
$816$
- B
$916$
- C
$1000$
- D
$2000$
View full question & answer→MCQ 41 Mark
How many minimum daily calories per person per day is decided by Indian Council of Medical Research for rural area ?
- ✓
$2400$
- B
$2300$
- C
$2200$
- D
$2100$
AnswerCorrect option: A. $2400$
View full question & answer→MCQ 51 Mark
Which state has the maximum toilet facility in India?
MCQ 61 Mark
When did Pradhanmantrl Jan Dhan Yojna start?
- A
$15$ August, $2014$
- ✓
$28th$ August, $2014$
- C
$13th$ February, $2014$
- D
$19th$ February, $2015$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $28th$ August, $2014$
View full question & answer→MCQ 71 Mark
In which year did Indira Awas Yojna start?
- A
$1987$
- ✓
$1985$
- C
$1982$
- D
$1980$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $1985$
View full question & answer→MCQ 81 Mark
Which of the following schemes is a part of wage employment scheme?
AnswerCorrect option: C. Both $(A)$ and $(B)$
View full question & answer→MCQ 91 Mark
What was $IRDP$ known as after $1st$ April, $1-999?$
- A
- B
Training Youth and Self-employment Programme
- ✓
Suvarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna
- D
AnswerCorrect option: C. Suvarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna
View full question & answer→MCQ 101 Mark
In which year did all the poverty eradication programmes merge in $IRDP?$
- A
$1985$
- B
$1988$
- C
$1989$
- ✓
$1980$
AnswerCorrect option: D. $1980$
View full question & answer→MCQ 111 Mark
Which of the following programmes had its main objective to encourage poor families for self-employment?
AnswerCorrect option: B. $IRDP$
View full question & answer→MCQ 121 Mark
How much percentage of labourers were given employment in the unorganized sector in $2005?$
- A
$0.43$
- ✓
$0.86$
- C
$0.68$
- D
$0.34$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $0.86$
View full question & answer→MCQ 131 Mark
$MGNREGA$ got its name on $............$
- ✓
$15th$ August, $1995$
- B
$2nd$ October, $2009$
- C
$26th$ January, $2001$
- D
$1st$ May, $2003$
AnswerCorrect option: A. $15th$ August, $1995$
View full question & answer→MCQ 141 Mark
How much extra wages do labourers get if they are employed beyond a distance of $5 \ km$ under $MGNREGA?$
- A
$0.05$
- B
$0.08$
- ✓
$0.1$
- D
$0.15$
View full question & answer→MCQ 151 Mark
Which of the following factors is an economic cause for poverty?
MCQ 161 Mark
In India people were unemployed in the year $2011.$
- ✓
$0.09$
- B
$0.049$
- C
$0.055$
- D
$0.047$
AnswerCorrect option: A. $0.09$
View full question & answer→MCQ 171 Mark
What was the share of top $1\%$ rich class people in the actual national income in the year $2012?$
- A
$0.152$
- ✓
$0.126$
- C
$0.127$
- D
$0.09$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $0.126$
View full question & answer→MCQ 181 Mark
What was the literacy rate of India in the year $2011?$
- A
$0.6$
- B
$0.55$
- C
$0.91$
- ✓
$0.7404$
AnswerCorrect option: D. $0.7404$
View full question & answer→MCQ 191 Mark
What was the literacy rate of Brazil in the year $2011?$
- A
$0.6$
- B
$0.55$
- ✓
$0.91$
- D
$0.7404$
AnswerCorrect option: C. $0.91$
View full question & answer→MCQ 201 Mark
According to census $2011,$ how many slum families do not have toilets in their houses?
- A
$0.66$
- B
$0.6$
- C
$0.4$
- ✓
$0.34$
AnswerCorrect option: D. $0.34$
View full question & answer→MCQ 211 Mark
How much percentage of families get untreated tap water in India according to $2011$ census?
- A
$0.26$
- ✓
$0.0867$
- C
$0.0543$
- D
$0.1589$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $0.0867$
View full question & answer→MCQ 221 Mark
How many people die from diarrhea, malaria and $T.B.$ in developing countries every year?
- A
$1$ crore
- B
$1.2$ crores
- ✓
$1.7$ crores
- D
$2$ crores
AnswerCorrect option: C. $1.7$ crores
View full question & answer→MCQ 231 Mark
In $2014,$ the life expectancy of China was
- A
$68$ years
- ✓
$75.8$ years
- C
$74$ years
- D
$81.6$ years
AnswerCorrect option: B. $75.8$ years
View full question & answer→MCQ 241 Mark
What was the infant mortality rate of Norway in the year $2014?$
View full question & answer→MCQ 251 Mark
What was the infant mortality rate of India in the year $2014?$
View full question & answer→MCQ 261 Mark
How much was the life expectancy of India in the year $2014?$
- A
$75$ years
- B
$82$ years
- ✓
$68$ years
- D
$74$ years
AnswerCorrect option: C. $68$ years
View full question & answer→MCQ 271 Mark
How much percentage of total population was malnourished in India in the year $2010-12?$
- A
$0.152$
- ✓
$0.156$
- C
$0.205$
- D
$0.237$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $0.156$
View full question & answer→MCQ 281 Mark
What is India’s rank in world measurement of malnourishment?
MCQ 291 Mark
Why are-the people of India unable to get nutritive food?
- A
Because of Due to lack of nutritive food available in the market
- B
Decrease in agricultural production
- ✓
Due to low per capita income
- D
All good quality nutritive food is exported
AnswerCorrect option: C. Due to low per capita income
View full question & answer→MCQ 301 Mark
What was the per capita consumption expenditure of $US$ in the year $2014?$
- A
$ 22,149$
- ✓
$ 31,469$
- C
$ 22,828$
- D
$ 32,786$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $ 31,469$
View full question & answer→MCQ 311 Mark
What was the per capita consumption expenditure of India in the year $2014?$
- A
$ 603$
- B
$ 750$
- C
$ 800$
- ✓
$ 725$
AnswerCorrect option: D. $ 725$
View full question & answer→MCQ 321 Mark
Per capita household consumption expenditure = _______ /total population.
- A
Market price of non-durable goods
- ✓
Market price of durable goods
- C
Market price of durable and non-durable goods
- D
Market price of goods and services
AnswerCorrect option: B. Market price of durable goods
View full question & answer→MCQ 331 Mark
Which of the following is not an indicator of poverty?
MCQ 341 Mark
Which of the following is used to measure relative poverty?
- ✓
- B
Multidimensional poverty index
- C
- D
View full question & answer→MCQ 351 Mark
What is the core concept of relative poverty?
- A
Consumption of minimum calories
- ✓
Income inequality of different groups of people in society
- C
Availability of education, food, and pure drinking water
- D
Both $B$ and $C$
AnswerCorrect option: B. Income inequality of different groups of people in society
View full question & answer→MCQ 361 Mark
About of people were poor in Chhattisgarh according to annual report $2013.$
- A
$0.38$
- B
$0.42$
- C
$0.5$
- ✓
$0.4$
View full question & answer→MCQ 371 Mark
_______ of Goans were poor as per the annual report of $2013?$
- ✓
$0.0509$
- B
$0.09$
- C
$0.036$
- D
$0.113$
AnswerCorrect option: A. $0.0509$
View full question & answer→MCQ 381 Mark
As per the report of planning commission in year $2011-12$ percentage of population of Maharashtra lied below poverty line.
- A
Below $10\%$
- ✓
$10\% – 20\%$
- C
$20\% – 30\%$
- D
$30\% – 40\%$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $10\% – 20\%$
View full question & answer→MCQ 391 Mark
_______ had 30-40 % of population below poverty line in the year $2011-12.$
View full question & answer→MCQ 401 Mark
Which of the following states has $10-20 \%$ of population below poverty line as per planning commission $2011-12?$
View full question & answer→MCQ 411 Mark
What was the measurement of absolute poverty for the year $2011-12$ as per the estimates of Tendulkar committee?
- A
$0.372$
- ✓
$0.219$
- C
$0.257$
- D
$0.418$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $0.219$
View full question & answer→MCQ 421 Mark
How much was the international poverty line in the year $2015$ set to on the basis of Purchasing Power Parity$?$
- A
$1.25$
- B
$ 1$
- ✓
$ 1.9$
- D
$ 1.5$
AnswerCorrect option: C. $ 1.9$
View full question & answer→MCQ 431 Mark
In which year was the Tendulkar committee report presented?
- A
$2005$
- B
$2010$
- C
$2008$
- ✓
$2009$
AnswerCorrect option: D. $2009$
View full question & answer→MCQ 441 Mark
Who was the chairman of Tendulkar committee report?
MCQ 451 Mark
What is the limitation of Dandekar and Rath Committee and Lakadwala Committee?
- ✓
Their method is based on calorie consumption
- B
Proper research has not been done by both
- C
Poverty is calculated on the basis of availability of pure drinking water and food
- D
Parameter of education is not considered
AnswerCorrect option: A. Their method is based on calorie consumption
View full question & answer→MCQ 461 Mark
People earning below _______ in urban area are considered to be living below poverty line as per Lakadwala Committee.
MCQ 471 Mark
In which year did the Lakadwala Committee set the new poverty line?
- A
$1992$
- ✓
$1993$
- C
$1974$
- D
$1995$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $1993$
View full question & answer→MCQ 481 Mark
Which committee made the first systematic assessment of poverty in India?
- A
- ✓
Dandekar and Rath committee
- C
- D
AnswerCorrect option: B. Dandekar and Rath committee
View full question & answer→MCQ 491 Mark
As per Indian Council of Medical Research, how much calories is required by a person in urban area?
- A
$2400$
- ✓
$2100$
- C
$2200$
- D
$2000$
AnswerCorrect option: B. $2100$
View full question & answer→MCQ 501 Mark
The population having income or expenditure below the poverty line is said to be