How is Siricilla Tragedy linked to Power Sector reforms?

Distinguish between:

1. Bilateral and multilateral trade.
2. Tariff and Non-Tariff barriers.

What are the benefits and challenges before India for becoming a cashless economy?

Give arguments against the economic reforms in 1991.

What are the adverse effects of globalisation on the Indian economy?

Give the list of 'navaratna' companies.

What are the benefits of globalisation?

How is RBI controlling the commercial banks?

Discuss economic reforms in India in the light of social justice and welfare.

Do you think the navaratna policy of the government helps in improving the performance of public sector undertakings in India? How?

Though the GDP growth rate has increased, it has not generated sufficient employment. Why?

What is new economic policy? Briefly explain it.

Mention any three causes which were responsible for economic reforms (1990-91 crisis).OR
Why were reforms introduced in India? State any three reasons.

What are the advantages of demonetisation?

Do you think outsourcing is good for India? Why are developed countries opposing it?

Why did RBI have to change its role from controller to facilitator of financial sector in India?

What do you understand by devaluation of rupee?

Those public sector undertakings which are making profits should be privatised. Do you agree with this view? Why?

What do you mean by globalisation? Give its main features.

The benefit of being a member of the WTO is limited for countries like India. Why?

Elaborate trade and investment policy reforms initiated in 1991.

India has certain advantages which makes it a favourite outsourcing destination. What are these advantages?

Agriculture sector appears to be adversely affected by the reform process. Why?

What is Liberalisation? Name any three steps taken by India in this direction.

Explain any four adverse impact of economic reforms on social justice and welfare in India.

Why did India adopt New Economic Policy in 1991? Explain any four causes.

Why there was need for economic reforms?

Discuss pains and gains of globalisation.

Briefly explain any three negative impacts of New Economic Policy in India.OR
Give the negative impact of economic reforms since 1991.

Explain any four features of GST.

During the reforms, growth of agriculture and industry has gone down. Explain.

What measures have been taken for globalisation of Indian economy?

What are the disadvantages of demonetisation?

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.

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.

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 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.

For how many days NREGA guarantees employment?

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

"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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Which of the following is a programme for the benefit of the elderly?

1. Public Distribution System.
2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
3. Social Assistance Programme.
4. National Food for Work Programme.

Who was the first to give the concept of poverty line in pre-independent India?

1. V.K.R.V.Rao.
2. Amartya Sen.
3. Dada Bhai Naroji.
4. R.C. Desai.

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

1. Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana.
2. Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
3. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana.
4. Minimum Needs Programme.

Which projects have been launched to provide self employment?

1. Rural Employment Generation Programme.
2. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana.
3. Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana.
4. All of the above.

When did Planning Commission form a study group?

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

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.

Poverty line is a cut-off point on the line of distribution, which usually divides the population of the country as poor and non poor. (True/ False)

Poverty is the cause of underdevelopment of the Indian economy. (True/ False)

Lower calorie intake has been fixed for rural areas because the rural worker has to do greater physical work as compared to urban worker. (True/ False)

________ percent of population was below the poverty line in the year 2004-05.

_______ and ________ are the two measures to determine the extent of poverty.

National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme was launched in ___________.

To help the elderly people, poor and destitute women, the government initiates _________.

________ refers to the total number of people living below the poverty line.

The minimum calorie intake estimated in rural areas is __________ and in urban areas is __________.

________ refers to a state in which an individual is unable to fulfil even the necessities of his life.

Give the two basis on which the economists identify the poor.