Poverty – Test 1

The percentage of population living below the poverty line has been estimated in the 2011-12 at———-

Employment guarantee scheme was launched in ———-

———– are often used for measuring poverty in relative sense.

NFFWP was launched in ———–

Scheme for construction of house to be given to the poor free of cost was:

Which plan set a target of reduction in poverty ratio to 19.3 percent by 2007?

EAS stands for :

When poverty is taken in relative term and is related to the distribution of income consumption expenditure is called

According to the planning commission , how many average daily calories per person define the poverty line in urban areas?

JGSY programme of poverty alleviation was submerged into ———–

———- co-efficient is used to measure income inequalities.

According to the planning commission how many average daily calories per person define the poverty line in urban and rural areas.

A person in urban India is considered below the poverty line if his daily intake of calories is less than ————

Which of the following statements is correct?

The Integrated Rural Development programme (IRDP) started in India in Which plan period?

Integrated Rural Development programme(IRDA) and Allied programmes and million weils scheme were integrated into one in 1999 and since then

it is known as ————

In Which plan period, the integrated Rural Development programme (IRDP) was started in India.

Which of the following cannot remove poverty in India?

Which of the following poverty eradication scheme is presently operational in India?

Which of the following is not a scheme to reduce poverty in India?

According to Tendulkar committee the population below poverty line in 2011-12 was estimated at ———

Jan Dhan Yojana has the main objective of ————

Which is the average calories required in rural areas for measuring poverty?

The multidimensional poverty index is used by ——– to measure poverty.

According to Multidimensional poverty index which shows the share of population multidimensionally  poor in terms of living standards, health and education, India has a poverty index of ———-