1)Which one of the following states in India has focused more on human resource development?
a)Karnataka
b)Tamil Nadu
c)Punjab
d)Kerala
2)What is the accepted calories requirement in urban areas?
Or
What is the average calorie requirement in India in urban areas (per person per day)?
a)2300 cal / person / day
b)cal / person / day
c)2000 cal / person / day
d)2100 cal / person / day
3)Which of the following states of India has the highest poverty ratio?
a)Bihar
b)Orissa
c)Punjab
d)Assam
4)Which one of the Social groups is vulnerable to poverty?
a)Scheduled caste
b)Urban casual labor
c)Rural Agricultural households
d)All of the above.
5)Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India?
a)Income level
b)Employment level
c)Illiteracy level
d)All of these
6) Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering?
a)Indira Gandhi
b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Subhash Chandra Bose
d)Jawahar Lai Nehru
7) Which among the following is the method to estimate the poverty line in India?
a)Human method
b)Investment method
c)Capital method
d)Income method.
8) Which of the following is not a major reason for the lack of effectiveness of targeted anti-poverty programmes?
a)Lack of proper implementation
b)Lack of right targeting
c)Overlapping of schemes
d)All the above.
9) By which year governments are aiming to meet the Millennium Development Goals including halving the rate of global poverty?
a)2015
b)2011
c)2035
d)2045
10)What is not a one of the major cause of income inequality in India?
a)Lack of fertile land
b)Unequal distribution of land
c)Gap between rich and poor
d)Increase in population
ANSWER:-
1)Kerala
2)2100 cal / person / day
3)Bihar
4)Scheduled caste
5)Income level
6)Jawahar Lai Nehru
7) Income method.
8)All the above.
9)2015
10) Lack of fertile land
