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Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes

62 questions in Indian Economy.

Asked in 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995

1999 · Q10Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether

  1. (a)they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
  2. (b)they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
  3. (c)they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
  4. (d)their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
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Official answer(a) they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket

1999 · Q22Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

Among which one of the following sets of social/religious groups is the extent of poverty the highest, as per Government statistics for the nineties?

  1. (a)Muslims in Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
  2. (b)Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
  3. (c)Scheduled Castes in Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, northern Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
  4. (d)Christians in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam
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Official answer(b) Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

1999 · Q60Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund?

  1. (a)To safeguard the interests of workers who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units
  2. (b)To develop the core sector of the economy
  3. (c)For the development of infrastructure such as energy, transport, communications and irrigation
  4. (d)For human resource development such as full literacy, employment, population control, housing and drinking water
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Official answer(a) To safeguard the interests of workers who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units

1997 · Q84Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh II. Mahila Samriddhi Yojana III. Indira Mahila Yojana IV. Mahila Samakhya Programme List II A) Empowerment of women B) Education for Women’s Equality C) Promotion of savings among rural women D) Meeting credit needs of the poor women Codes:

  1. (a)I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
  2. (b)I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
  3. (c)I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
  4. (d)I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
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Official answer(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B

1995 · Q59Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?

  1. (a)It was launched during the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi
  2. (b)It aims at creating one million jobs annually
  3. (c)The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the poverty line
  4. (d)Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women
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Official answer(d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women

1995 · Q76Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that

  1. (a)investment pattern has been directed towards capital-intensive industries
  2. (b)productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
  3. (c)ceilings on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
  4. (d)people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development
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Official answer(a) investment pattern has been directed towards capital-intensive industries