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Which of the following are the achievements of poverty alleviation programmes?

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  1. Higher wages.

  2. Improvement in health and nutrition.

  3. Increased income levels.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Poverty ratio in India has been falling, it implies that _____________.

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  1. the number of persons living below poverty line have decreased

  2. the unemployment ratio in the economy must have fallen

  3. the inequality in income distribution must have come down

  4. the number of persons living below the poverty line might have increased

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following are problems associated with poverty alleviation measures in India?

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  1. Disjointed programmes

  2. Unsatisfactory administration

  3. Lack of linkages with overall strategy of development

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Poor households of the __________ have been neglected due to lack of accessibility and ignorance.

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  1. urban areas

  2. remote areas

  3. rural areas

  4. semi-urban areas

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Correct Option: B

Under which scheme are wages paid partly in kind, in the form of food grains, and partly in cash?

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  1. Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)

  2. Food for Work Programme (FWP)

  3. National Programme of Mid-day Meals

  4. Krishi Shramik Suraksha Yojana (KSSY)

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Correct Option: B

Poverty alleviation measures lacked people's participation and largely remained government sponsored programmes.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

__________ have been high with regards to poverty alleviation measures due to corruption and inefficiency in administration and management.

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  1. Leakages

  2. Execution

  3. Development

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Poverty alleviation programmes have led to shift in proportion of population below poverty line (BPL) from 55% in 1973-74 to _______ in 2011-12.

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  1. 18%

  2. 32%

  3. 37%

  4. 22%

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Correct Option: D

Economic development would be meaningless unless the growth ultimately reaches the ___________.

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  1. rich strata of the society

  2. masses

  3. business firms

  4. government

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Correct Option: B

_____________ is set at the level of consumption expenditure per person required for the minimum calorie intake.

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  1. Malnutrition

  2. Poverty line

  3. Unemployment level

  4. Inflation

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Correct Option: B