Question 1 :
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 :
Which of the following groups is/are vulnerable to poverty in India?

Question 6 :
Uneven distribution of poverty is due to differences in _____ and _____ infrastructure in different states.

Question 7 :
Punjab and Haryana have succeeded in reducing poverty with the help of ____________.

Question 9 :
The 'poorest of the poor' are those who are systematically denied equal access to their family resources in rural areas. They include _____ .

Question 10 :
In which state has the high agricultural growth helped to reduce poverty?

Question 11 :
Under Gram SamradhiYojna, the Gram Panchayats can use all the funds in rural development programmes.

Question 13 :
The factors which are considered to calculate poverty line are ______ .

Question 14 :
Which of the following programmes has an objective to provide wages and food grains for work to people from rural areas?

Question 15 :
Which one of the following is not a cause of poverty in India?

Question 16 :
The main aim of the Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act is to provide ____________.

Question 17 :
The World Bank has identified the person who spends less than __________ dollars on his daily consumption as being below the poverty line.

Question 18 :
The Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojna was launched in the urban areas with the aim of increasing job opportunities along with food security.

Question 20 :
The estimation of India's poverty situation is surveyed by which government agency?

Question 22 :
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 23 :
What is the approximate percentage of population&#160;living Below Poverty Line in India?

Question 25 :
The condition in which an individual remains unsuccessful in fulfilling the minimum requirements of life is termed as ____________.

Question 26 :
The Swarnajayanti Shahri Rojgar Yojna was launched on December 11, _________ for the eradication of poverty in urban areas.

Question 27 :
The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY) was started on April 1, _________.

Question 29 :
The Prime Minister Rojgar Yojna was starrted on October 2, __________.