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The life expectancy of female is always more than male.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Women generally live longer than males – on average by six to eight years. This difference is partly due to an inherent biological advantage for the female, but it also reflects behavioural differences between men and women. Women have lower lifetime risk behaviours such as smoking and alcohol use.

As per National Family Health Survey-4, ___________ percentage of women have a lower BMI than needed compared to men.

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  1. More

  2. Less

  3. Equal

  4. This survey has not been conducted.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Body Mass Index is a gross estimate for the amount of fat in your body. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The Fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) was carried out in 2014-2015. NFHS-4 is the first survey in the NFHS series that has collected data from all 29 States and all 7 Union Territories. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fatness. The NFHS 4 data shows high obesity among adults in India. The latest survey shows that the proportion of overweight women in India at 20.7% is only 2% points lower than the proportion of underweight women. More percentage of women have a lower BMI or are underweight  than needed compared to men.

Which of the following can be the steps taken to prevent marriage, child labour, child trafficking, sexual exploitation of children, etc in Karnataka ?

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  1. Formation of Child Right Clubs in all government / aided / private schools of Karnataka.

  2. Organizing Children Grama Sabha in all the villages of the state and listen to the various problems of children under 18 years of age.

  3. Formation of Baalika Sanghas in all the anganawadis of the state for education of girls aged 11-18 years about various issues faced by them and the remedial measures.

  4. All

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Formation of Child Right Clubs in government as well as private schools can help in wearing children and their guardian of their rights and privilege. They can volunteer for removing child labour and sending more and more child to school.  Organisation of children Gram Sabha can effectively hear the child related issues and reach at the conclusion. The children below 18 years can without hesitation express their issues and can seek their solution at the grassroot level. Formation of Balika Sanghas in all angan wadi of the state can facilitate and provide education to girls aged 11 - 18 and can deal with several unspoken and untold issues faced by girls at this age of transition into adult.

________ % of the human trafficked are women and children.

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  1. 50

  2. 60

  3. 70

  4. 90

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Human trafficking is the practice of trading women, children and men for the purpose of fixed labour, slavery, sexual exploitation or otherwise. Women and children are trafficked in larger percentage than men. 

An individual needs requisite quantity of proteins,carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and salts. If these requirements are not fulfilled, it is called as _____________'.

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  1. Visible

  2. Invisible

  3. Forced

  4. None

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A healthy mind resides in healthy body. One should eat food rich in minerals, proteins, vitamins etc. A balanced diet is a diet which consist of proper nutrition. A proper nutritious diet keeps us healthy and fit. These are essential for development of body and in efficiently of these salts and mineral chance of occurring diseases becomes higher. If these requirement are not fulfilled it is called invisible diet.

Focuses on construction / Upgradation of houses to be given to the poor, free of cost comes under- 

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  1. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)

  2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

  3. Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

  4. National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)

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Correct Option: A

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

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  1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

  2. Ajeevika.

  3. Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana.

  4. All of these.

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Correct Option: D

What were the reasons for ineffective implementation of poverty alleviation schemes?

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  1. Benefits from direct poverty alleviation programmes have been appropriated by the non-poor

  2. Resources allocated for these programmes is not sufficient

  3. Officials are ill-motivated, inadequately trained, corruption-prone, so the resources are inefficiently used and wasted

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Scholars, while assessing these programmes, state three major areas of concern which prevent their successful implementation. Due to unequal distribution of land and other assets, the benefits from direct poverty alleviation programmes have been appropriated by the non-poor. Compared to the magnitude of poverty, the amount of resources allocated for these programmes is not sufficient. Moreover, these programmes depend mainly on government and bank officials for their implementation.  Since such officials are ill motivated, inadequately trained, corruption prone and vulnerable to pressure from a variety of local elites, the resources are inefficiently used and wasted.

" National Food for Work" programme was launched in _________.

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  1. 2004

  2. 2007

  3. 2000

  4. 1989

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

National Food for Work Programme was launched on November 14, 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country with the objective to intensify the generation of supplementary wage employment. The programme is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work in exchange for food grains. Food grains are provided to the states free of cost. However, the transportation cost handling charges and taxes on food grains are the responsibility of the states. The collector is the nodal officer at the district level and has the overall responsibility of planning,  implementation, coordination, monitoring and supervision.

Which one of the following statements regarding Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) is not correct?

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  1. It was launched in the year $2007$.

  2. The contribution of the Central Government and State Governments in the premium is in the ratio of $75 : 25$.

  3. The scheme is applicable to rural landless households.

  4. It provides insurance against natural death as well as accidental death.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aam Admi Bima Yojana(AAMY):
(i) Launched on October $2$, $2007$
(ii) Insurance to the head of the family of rural landless, household in the country is provided against natural death, as well as accidental death and partial/permanent disability.
(iii) The premium to be charged under the scheme is Rs. $200$ per annum per member, $50\%$ of which is to be contributed by the Central Government, and Remaining $50\%$ by State Government.