Poverty and Unemployment
Poverty and Unemployment: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Inequality and Poverty, PDS Impact on Poverty & Anti-Poverty Schemes etc.
Important Questions on Poverty and Unemployment
Where was the Imperial Forest Research Institute set up in 1906?
The current weekly status of a person is calculated with a reference period of:
Which of the following is/are used as an indicator in calculating Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?
1. maternal mortality
2. nutrition
3. access to electricity
4. access to telephone
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Which of the following was not a feature of blandongdiensten system?
Think about the accompanying statements and recognise the right ones.
I. Poverty line is characterised as the mid-point of month to month per capita use class having an every day calorie intake of calories for each person in metropolitan regions.
ii. In rural areas, it is calories every day.
The unemployment generated due to change in market conditions is called-
The growth of human population is most rapid in:
As income increase the expenditure on light fuel and rent generally:
On which one of the following subjects Pranab Sen committee has submitted its recommendations to the Government of India?
The 'CGFMU' is a Credit Guarantee Fund for guaranteeing loans sanctioned under the ______.
Which of the following was an attempt to challenge the mechanism of transferring subsidies launched by Government of India on 1 January 2013?
Which of the following is a sort of Poverty Eradication Programme of the Government of India, specially designed for rural areas?
The 'Pudhu Vaazhvu Scheme' is an empowerment and poverty reduction initiative launched by:
Which of the following is not a poverty eradication programme launched by Govt. of India?
Many a times we read about rural indebtedness in variuos newspapers/magzines. What are the main causes of the rural indebtedness?
I. Poverty.
II. Inability to repay the loans.
III. Zamindari system which prevents farmers to own the land.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
As per the reports published by the World Bank, what percentage of Indian population lives below the new International Poverty Lines in 2014?
In a Poverty Pyramid index, which of the following segments of the population faces the highest poverty risk?
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme , which has been extended for another 180 days, provides an insurance cover of how much amount?
Tendulkar Committee report has revealed that in 2004-05, India's poverty which was measured 27% at that time is actually increased more than 10% and actual poverty was 37%. Which among the following was the reason behind these two conflicting measures of poverty in India?
