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Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Which of the following is the goal of the Indira Aawas Yojana of the Govt of India?
(A) To provide dwelling units to people living Below Poverty Line (BPL)
(B) To make metro cities slum-free
(C) To provide housing facilities to the Central Govt employees.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (B) and (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

'Mid Day Meals' is a scheme to provide nutritious food to ______________.

  1. Those taking treatment in hospitals

  2. School going children

  3. Daily wage employees/or labours

  4. Labours engaged in jobs in unorganized sectors.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mid Day Meal Scheme is a school meal program in India designed to improve the nutritional standing of school-age children nationwide.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

The Command Area Development Programme (CADP) has been renamed as which one of the following?

  1. Command Area Development and Water Management Programme

  2. Command Area Development and Forest Conservation Programme

  3. Command Area Development and Pollution Control Programme

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Command Area Development Programme (CADP)
(i) CADP started in $1974-75$.
(ii) Renamed in April $2004$-Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Which of the following programmes was launched to control urban poverty?
(A) Nehru Rozgar Yojana
(B) Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojana
(C) National Slum Development Programme.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All three programs mentioned (Nehru Rozgar Yojana, Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojana, and the National Slum Development Programme) were initiatives aimed at addressing various aspects of urban poverty.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development programmes for poverty eradication poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge role of the government in health

What are the provisions of the Equal Wages Act:

  1. Equal wages should be paid for equal work.

  2. Women are given the political rights.

  3. Women constitute half of the work in public life.

  4. Women should not be given equal wages.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Equal Remuneration Act (Equal Wages Act) mandates that men and women receive equal pay for the same work or work of a similar nature.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development programmes for poverty eradication poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge role of the government in health

Choose any one of the following for the given statement-Sexual division of labour.

  1. The role of women in politics is minimal in most societies.

  2. All the domestic work is done by the women of the family.

  3. Men do all the work outside home.

  4. Women role in public life is minimal in most societies.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sexual division of labour refers to the societal practice where domestic work and child-rearing are primarily assigned to women, while men are expected to work outside the home.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development programmes for poverty eradication poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge role of the government in health

The factor behind the discrimination of dalits in India is

  1. Religion

  2. Language

  3. Profession

  4. Class or caste
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Dalits in India have historically faced systemic discrimination rooted in the rigid social hierarchy of the caste system. While religion and profession are often intertwined with caste, the caste system itself is the primary structural factor.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development programmes for poverty eradication poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge role of the government in health

An example of crosscutting differences is

  1. Religion

  2. Caste

  3. Political conditions

  4. Views
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Crosscutting differences occur when social groups share some interests but differ on others, preventing a single, rigid divide. Views or opinions are classic examples of crosscutting differences because they do not align perfectly with fixed identities like caste or religion.