Question 2 :
Poverty is a social problem not only in India but the whole world.

Question 3 :
Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are Scheduled Castes and _____ households.

Question 4 :
'Poverty ismore restrictive and limiting than anything else. If poverty and low standards continue then democracy, for all its fine institutions and ideals; ceases to be a liberating force. It must therefore aim continuously at the eradication of poverty and its companion unemployment. In other words, political democracy is not enough. It must develop into economic democracy also'.&#160;<br/><br/>Which of the following is not implied by the above passage?&#160;<br/>

Question 5 :
The main aim of the Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act is to provide ____________.

Question 7 :
Which of the following groups is/are vulnerable to poverty in India?

Question 8 :
The estimation of India's poverty situation is surveyed by which government agency?

Question 10 :
Punjab and Haryana have succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of ____________.

Question 11 :
Which of the following programmes has an objective to provide wages and food grains for work to people from rural areas?

Question 12 :
What is the approximate percentage of population&#160;living Below Poverty Line in India?

Question 13 :
Which organization in India studies the rate of poverty and makes an estimation about it?

Question 18 :
Assertion: (A) Poverty is essentially a social phenomenon and secondarily a material or physical phenomenon. Reason: (R) Poverty is the socio-economic phenomenon whereby the resources available to a society are used to satisfy the wants of the few while many do not have even their basic needs met.

Question 19 :
Under Gram SamradhiYojna, the Gram Panchayats can use all the funds in rural development programmes.

Question 20 :
The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY) was started on April 1, _________.

Question 21 :
The Prime Minister Rojgar Yojna was starrted on October 2, __________.