Poverty and its Related Issues and Programmes MCQ Questions - 1

Question: 1

Absolute Poverty means

(A) Poverty in terms of the absolute level of unemployment

(B) Poverty in terms of the prevailing price level

(C) Poverty in terms of absolute number of people

(D) Poverty in terms of the basic minimum calorie requirements

Question: 2

Bharat Nirman is designed to bring all round development in

(A) Ports and civil aviation

(B) Heavy industries

(C) Urban infrastructure

(D) Rural infrastructure

Question: 3

Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being in

(A) 1995

(B) 1997

(C) 1998

(D) 1999

Question: 4

The largest percentage of bonded labour in India belongs to

(A) Scheduled tribes

(B) Scheduled castes

(C) Other backward classes

(D) None of these

Question: 5

The Food For Work Programme was renamed as

(A) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)

(B) Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)

(C) Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)

(D) National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)