NFWP is stand for:
  • National Federation for Work and Progress
  • National Forest for Wildlife Protection
  • National Food and Wheat Processing
  • National Food for Work Programme
How many people in India live below the poverty line?
  • 30 crores
  • 26 crores
  • 28 crores
  • 24 crores
Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?
  • Scheduled castes
  • Scheduled tribes
  • Casual labourers
  • All the above
Poverty line in rural areas is (As per 1999 – 2000 prices)
  • Rs 328
  • Rs. 370
  • Rs 454
  • Rs. 460
What is the poverty ratio in the state of Orissa?
  • 50%
  • 47%
  • 60%
  • 57%
In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Punjab
  • West Bengal
  • Kerala
In which state is the public distribution system responsible for the reduction in poverty?
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates?
  • Huge income inequalities
  • Unequal distribution of land
  • Lack of effective implementation of land reforms
  • All the above
Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of
  • calories per day
  • wheat consumption
  • rice consumption per day
  • none of the above
Poverty ratio in India as compared to Pakistan is
  • same
  • half
  • two times
  • two and a half times
Which one from the following is considered as poor?
  • A rich landlord
  • A businessman
  • A landless labourer
  • A teacher
Which state has the largest percentage of poors in India?
  • Bihar
  • Orissa
  • Kerala
  • Punjab
Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering ?
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Jawahar lal Nehru
  • Subhash Chandra Bose
Who do not come under the category of urban poor?
  • The casual workers
  • The unemployed
  • The shopkeepe
  • Rickshawpullers
Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
  • Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
  • National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
  • Rural Employment Generation Programme
  • Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
Which one of the social groups is vulnerable to poverty?
  • Scheduled caste
  • Urban casual labour
  • Rural agricultural households
  • All the above
Which one are not the major causes of income inequality in India?
  • Unequal distribution of land
  • Lack of fertile land
  • Gap between rich and the poor
  • Increase in population
The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because:
  • they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas.
  • food items are expensive.
  • they are engaged in mental work.
  • people are engaged in physical labour.
Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
  • Lack of proper implementation
  • Lack of right targeting
  • Corruption at the highest level
  • Overlapping of schemes
Which one from the following states is above the national average of poverty ratio?
  • West Bengal
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka
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