General Knowledge Questions and Answers on Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development

1 What does absolute Poverty means ?

A Poverty in terms of the prevailing price level

B Poverty in terms of absolute number of people

C Poverty in terms of the absolute level of unemployment

D Poverty in terms of the basic minimum calorie requirements

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Answer: Option [D]

2 What is the ‘Slack Season’ in Indian Economy ?

A March-April

B Sept-Dec

C Jan-June

D Feb-April

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Answer: Option [C]

3 India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years. Which one of the following is a reason for this ?

A Investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries

B Productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture

C People are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development

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

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Answer: Option [C]

4 The term “Cyclical unemployment” refers to:

A Disguised unemployment

B Voluntary unemployment

C Seasonal unemployment

D Unemployment during recessionary phase of a trade cycle

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Answer: Option [D]

5 Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at:

A Establishing small industries in rural areas

B Alleviating poverty through micro-enterprises

C Strengthening the Panchayati Raj System in rural areas

D Meeting rural needs like Primary education; health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads

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Answer: Option [D]

6 The main objective of Antyodaya programme is:

A Uplift the poor

B Uplift the farmer

C Uplift the urban poor

D Uplift the landless labour

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Answer: Option [A]

7 Operation Blackboard aims at:

A Providing education to urban slum dwellers

B Promoting adult literacy

C Opening of new schools specially for female children

D Providing primary education in an educationally backward area

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Answer: Option [D]

8 Who amongst the following can take benefit of the Social Security Fund established by the Govt. of India for unorganized workers ?

A Rickshaw Puller

B Clerk in a factory

C Textile Mazdoor

D None of the above

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Answer: Option [A]

9 Poverty in less developed countries is large because of:

A Lack of intelligence of the people

B Lack of cultural activities

C Income inequality

D Voluntary idleness

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Answer: Option [C]

10 Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the Govt. of India for the benefit of various sections of society ?

A Swadhar

B STEP

C KALPANA-1

D Swayamsidha

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Answer: Option [C]

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