More than _______ of the world’s poor live in India.
  • half
  • one-third
  • one-fourth
  • one-fifth
What was the percentage of the population below the poverty line in India in 2011-12?
  • 26.1%
  • 19.3%
  • 22%
  • 32%
Which of the following is the poverty determination measure?
  • Head Count Ratio
  • Sen Index
  • Poverty Gap Index
  • All of these
When was the Task Force on Projections of Minimum Needs and Effective Consumption Demand was formed?
  • 1969
  • 1979
  • 1989
  • 1999
Those who regularly move in and out of poverty are called
  • Chronically poor
  • Churning poor
  • Occasionally poor
  • Transient poor
In 2011-12, poverty line was defined worth ________ as consumption per person a month for rural areas and _______ for urban areas.
  • ₹816 and ₹1,000
  • ₹1,012 and ₹1,210
  • ₹550 and ₹860
  • ₹860 and ₹673
Which of the following is an action adopted under the provision of minimum basic amenities to the people?
  • Prime Minister’s RozgarYojna
  • Swarna Jayanti Shahari RozgarYojna
  • Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna
  • National Rural Livelihood Mission
In 2011-12, which state had the highest poverty rate in India?
  • Odisha
  • Bihar
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
NFWP was launched in:
  • November 2004
  • December 2003
  • November 2002
  • December 2005
Which of the following programmes provide assistance to elderly people are given under?
  • VAMBAY
  • NSAP
  • PMGY
  • PMRY
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