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Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related to :
1. agricultural sector
2. rural area
3. factory sector
4. urban area

A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and 3

C. 2 and 4

D. 3 and 4

Correct Answer :

A. 1 and 2


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Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being in : [UPPCS 2002]

A. April 1995

B. April 1997

C. April 1999

D. July 2001

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Operation Blackboard aims at

A. promoting adult literacy

B. providing education to urban slum dwellers

C. opening of new schools specially for female children

D. providing primary education in an educationally backward area

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With reference to the Government of India's various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar? [IAS 2006]

A. It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families in villages.

B. It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.

C. It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.

D. It is an incentive scheme Panchayati Raj institutions.

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Which of these programs has not been included in the Swarna Jayanti Swarozgar Yojana?

A. IRDP

B. TRYSEM

C. DWCRA

D. JR

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Which among the following is not correct with regard to Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana?
1. The case component of the programme is borne exclusively by the Central Government.
2. Foodgrains are provided free of cost to the States/Union Territories.
Select the answer using the codes given below [NDA 2008]

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India aims at enhancing the livelihood security of the people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work? [RBI Grade B Officer 2011]

A. TRYSEM

B. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

C. Kutir Jyoti Scheme

D. MNREGA

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Which one of the following is a revamp of the Integrated Rural Development Programme?

A. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana

B. Community-based Pro-poor Initiative

C. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

D. National Social Assistance Programme

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Poverty Gap is :

A. the difference between poverty line and actual income levels of all those living below that line

B. gap between the rich and the poor

C. gap between developed nations and developing nations

D. gap in infrastructural facilities between developed and developing nations

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Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether: [IAS 1999]

A. they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket

B. they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year

C. they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group

D. their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages

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The Govt. of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015.Which of the following is NOT one of those goals? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]

A. Improve mental health

B. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria

C. Reduce marriageable age for males to 18 yr

D. Promote gender equality and empower women

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Which of the following is/are correct?
I. Bulk of unemployment in India is in rural areas
II. The disguised unemployment in agricultural sector is perennial
III. Industrialisation has rendered several people job-less in India

A. I and II

B. I, II and III

C. I only

D. II and III

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DWCRA stands for:

A. Development and Welfare of Catchment Rural Areas

B. Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas

C. Direct Welfare of Children in Rural Areas

D. All of the above

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Which of the following groups of states has the largest concentration of rural poor and people living below the poverty line?

A. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa

B. Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

C. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa

D. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

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Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ? [CSAT 2011]

A. Adult members of only the scheduled Caste and scheduled tribe households

B. Adult members of below poverty line (BPL) households

C. Adult members of households of all backward communities

D. Adult members of any household

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One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that: [IAS 1995]

A. productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture

B. people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development

C. investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries

D. ceilings on land holdings have enabled more people to- own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture

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The Food For Work programme was renamed as:

A. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)

B. National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)

C. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)

D. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)

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Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004]
1. The loans disbursed to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme are covered under Rashtriya Krishi Beema Yojna of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
2. The Kisan Credit Card holders are provided personal accident insurance of Rs.50000 for accidental death and Rs. 25000 for permanent disability.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 or 2

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The Minimum Needs Programme aims to:

A. provide means for greater mechanization of agriculture

B. improve the living condition of the poor and also promote their education and health

C. provide necessary resources by way of refinance to primary lenders

D. None of these

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The strategic aim of IRDP is :

A. to reduce unemployment

B. to provide the required inputs for increasing agricultural productivity

C. to provide more opportunities for rural employment and credit facilities at concessional rate of interest

D. none of these

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Which Committee's recommendations are being followed for estimating Poverty Line in India?

A. Dutt Committee

B. Chelliah Committee

C. Chakravorty Committee

D. Lakdawala Committee

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With reference to the government's welfare schemes, consider the following statements:
1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice.
2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs. 75 per month as Central Pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Governments.
3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per below Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost.
Which of these statements are correct? [IAS 2003]

A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and 3

C. 2 and 3

D. 1, 2 and 3

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Consider the following statements:
Regional disparities in India are high and have been rising in recent years because:
1. There is persistent investment over time only in Select locales
2. Some areas are agro climatically less conducive to development
3. Some are as continue to face little or no aqrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and economic opportunities
4. Some areas have faced continuous political instability.
Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 1, 2 and 4

C. 1, 3 and 4

D. 2, 3 and 4

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Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as : [IAS 1992]

A. seasonal unemployment

B. frictional unemployment

C. cyclical unemployment

D. technological unemployment

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For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv Awas Yojana? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]

A. To provide affordable houses to people living BPL

B. To provide affordable houses to rural poor

C. To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor

D. None of the above

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Among the reasons for disguised unemployment in the rural areas is :

A. choice of a heavy industry model for economic development

B. low levels of technological development in the country

C. heavy pressure of population along with slow implementation of land reforms

D. high illiteracy rate

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Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme [IGNOAPS]
1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible.
2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the Govt. of India for the benefit of various sections of society? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]

A. STEP

B. Swayamsidha

C. KALPANA-1

D. All of these

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Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at:

A. meeting rural needs like Primary education; health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads

B. alleviating poverty micro-enterprises

C. generating employment in the rural areas

D. strengthening the Panchayati Raj System in rural areas

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The 'Slack Season' in the Indian Economy is:

A. March - April

B. Sept. - Dec.

C. Jan. - June

D. Feb. April

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Unemployment in a developing country generally takes place due to :

A. switch over from one job to another

B. lack of effective demand

C. seasonal factors

D. lack of complementary factors of production