Poverty and its Related Issues and Programmes MCQ Questions - 2

Question: 6

Which of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty?

(A) Less number of means of transport

(B) Lack of job opportunities

(C) Lack of access to health care

(D) Illiteracy level

Question: 7

Poverty in less developed countries is largely due to

(A) Lack of intelligence of the people

(B) Lack of cultural activities

(C) Voluntary idleness

(D) Income inequality

Question: 8

India's wage policy is based on

(A) Standard of living

(B) Cost of living

(C) Productivity

(D) None of these

Question: 9

The erstwhile name of the Indian Council of Medical Research was

(A) Indian Contingent of Medical Research (ICMR)

(B) Indian Medical Research Fund Association (IMRFA)

(C) Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA)

(D) Indian Medical Fund Association (IMFA)

Question: 10

Indira Awas Yojana has been in vogue in the country since

(A) 1984

(B) 1985

(C) 1990

(D) 1994