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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

In which one of the following years, the National Food Processing Policy was formulated?

  1. $2003$

  2. $2004$

  3. $2005$

  4. $2006$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

National Food Processing Policy was formulated in April $7, 2005$. Vision document has been prepared as-increase in processing levels of perishables from $6$% to $20$%, increase in value addition from $20$% to $34$% and share in Global trade from $1.6$% to $3$% by the year $2015$.

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

Examples of self employment programmes are ________.

  1. Rural Employment Generation Programme

  2. Prime Ministers Rozgar Yojana

  3. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Expanding self employment programmes and wage employment programmes are being considered as the major ways of addressing poverty. Examples of self employment programmes are Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP), Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) and Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). 

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

What are the major ways of addressing poverty?

  1. Expanding self employment programmes

  2. Expanding wage employment programmes

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Expanding self employment programmes and wage employment programmes are being considered as the major ways of addressing poverty. Examples of self employment programmes are Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP), Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) and Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). Some of the wage employment programmes are National Food for work Programme (NFWP) and Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY).
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) aims at _____. 

  1. improving nutrition

  2. providing guaranteed employment

  3. generating wage employment for the poor unskilled people living in rural areas

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The government has a variety of programmes to generate wage employment for the poor unskilled people living in rural areas. Some of them are National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) and Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY).
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 not one of the 3 major programmes that aim at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor?

  1. Public Distribution System

  2. Integrated Child Development Scheme

  3. National Food for Work Programme

  4. Midday Meal Scheme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Three major programmes that aim at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor are Public Distribution System, Integrated Child Development Scheme and Midday Meal Scheme.
National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) was started generate wage employment for the poor unskilled people living in rural areas.
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 true regarding the poverty alleviation programmes?

  1. Over the last five and a half decades, it has not undergone any radical transformation

  2. Benefits from poverty alleviation programmes have only been appropriated by the poor

  3. Sufficient resources were allocated to these programmes

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Though the policy towards poverty alleviation has evolved in a progressive manner, over the last five and a half decades, it has not undergone any radical transformation. none resulted in any radical change in the ownership of assets, process of production and improvement of basic amenities to the needy. 
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.
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) aims at __________.

  1. creating self-employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns

  2. giving financial assistance to poor to set up small industries

  3. giving wage employment

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B Correct answer
Explanation
Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) aims at creating selfemployment opportunities in rural areas and small towns. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is implementing it. Under this programme, one can get financial assistance in the form of bank loans to set up small industries.
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Prime Ministers Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) aims at _______.

  1. giving financial help to set up any kind of enterprise to the educated unemployed poor in urban and rural areas

  2. creating wage employment

  3. giving 100 days guaranteed employment

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The educated unemployed from low income families in rural and urban areas can get financial help to set up any kind of enterprise that generates employment under PMRY.
Some of wage employment programmes are National Food for Work Programme (NFWP) and Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY).
100 days guaranteed employment (unskilled manual work) is given by National Rural Employment Guarantee Act–2005.
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Efforts in poverty alleviation have borne results as _________.

  1. there is equal distribution of land and resources

  2. for the first time since independence, the percentage of absolute poor in some states is now well below the national average

  3. programmes to alleviate poverty, hunger, illiteracy etc are a common feature in many parts of India

  4. both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Efforts at poverty alleviation have borne fruit in that for the first time since independence, the percentage of absolute poor in some states is now well below the national average. Despite a variety of approaches, programmes and schemes to alleviate poverty; hunger, malnourishment, illiteracy and lack of basic amenities continue to be a common feature in many parts of India.
However, Due to unequal distribution of land and other assets, the benefits from direct poverty alleviation programmes have been appropriated by the non-poor.
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 true regarding poverty alleviation programmes?

  1. They failed to address the vast majority of living on or just above the poverty line

  2. No active participation of the poor

  3. Non-participation of local level institutions in programme implementation

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Government policies failed to address the vast majority of vulnerable people who are living on or just above the poverty line. There is also non-participation of local level institutions in programme implementation. Without the active participation of the poor, successful implementation of any programme is not possible. Poverty can effectively be eradicated only when the poor start contributing to growth by their active involvement in the growth process.