Poverty in India Economics - Poverty in India

• A
  The government's approach to poverty reduction was three-dimensional
• B
  Economists state that the benefits of economic growth have not trickled down to the poor.
• C
  Most poverty alleviation programmes implemented are based on the perspective of the five year plans.
• ✓
  Contracting wage employment programme was the major way to address poverty.

Answer: D.

• A
  Mid Day Meal Scheme
• ✓
  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
• C
  National Social Assistance Programme
• D
  Jan Dhan Yojana

Answer: B.

• A
  Head Count Ratio
• B
  Transient Poverty
• ✓
  Relative Poverty
• D
  Absolute Poverty

Answer: C.

• A
  Lack of assets as well as income
• B
  lack of human capital
• ✓
  work in formal sector
• D
  too much dependency on the public

Answer: C.

• ✓
  Increase in capital formation
• B
  High level of indebtedness
• C
  Inequalities of income and wealth
• D
  Rapid growth of population

Answer: A.

• A
  Both statements are true.
• B
  Both statements are false.
• C
  Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
• ✓
  Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.

Answer: D.

• ✓
  Both statements are true.
• B
  Both statements are false.
• C
  Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
• D
  Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.

Answer: A.

• ✓
  Both Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is the correct explanation of Assertion(A).
• B
  Both Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion(A).
• C
  Assertion(A) is true but Reason(R) is false.
• D
  Assertion(A) is false but Reason(R) is true.

Answer: A.