Poverty UPSC Questions

Poverty MCQ Questions

13.
In 1973-74, more than _____ million people were below the poverty line.
A.
333
B.
320
C.
340
D.
353
ANSWER :
B. 320
14.
_____ poverty is just the sum of individual poverty
A.
Total
B.
Cummulative
C.
Aggregate
D.
Differentiative
ANSWER :
C. Aggregate
15.

“The urge to bring economic and social change under present conditions comes from the fact of poverty and inequalities in income, wealth and opportunity”. This is the quote of which five year plan?

A.

First

B.

Second

C.

Third

D.

Fourth

ANSWER :

A. First

16.
Find the odd one out.
A.
Rural Employment Generation Programm
B.
Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
C.
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
D.
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
ANSWER :
D. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
17.
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana mainly aims at creating employment opportunities—both selfemployment and _____ employment in urban areas.
A.
Career
B.
Wage
C.
Growth
D.
Economy
ANSWER :
B. Wage
18.
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana has now been restructured as
A.
National Rural Livelihoods Act
B.
National Rural Limited Mission
C.
National Rural Livelihoods Mission
D.
National Rural Limited Act
ANSWER :
C. National Rural Livelihoods Mission