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

Poverty can effectively be eradicated by ________.

  1. encouraging poor people to participate

  2. identify poverty-stricken areas

  3. provide infrastructure such as schools, roads, power, telecom etc

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Poverty can effectively be eradicated only when the poor start contributing to growth by their active involvement in the growth process. Moreover, it is necessary to identify poverty stricken areas and provide infrastructure such as schools, roads, power, telecom, IT services, training institutions etc.
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Government's poverty alleviation approach that was followed from third five year plan was ____________.

  1. growth-oriented approach

  2. poverty alleviation programmes

  3. providing minimum basic amenities to the people

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Poverty alleviation programmes aimed at raising incomes and employment for the poor through the creation of incremental assets and by means of work generation. This approach has been initiated from the Third Five Year Plan (1961-66) and progressively enlarged since then. One of the noted programmes initiated in the 1970s was Food for Work.
Hence, B is the correct option.
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Three major programmes that aim at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor in India are ______.

  1. public distribution system

  2. integrated child development scheme

  3. midday meal scheme

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D 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. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana, Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana are also attempts in the same direction.
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Fill in the blanks from the alternatives given.
According to the Planning Commission, an individual in an urban area requires ________ calories per day.

  1. 2000

  2. 2100

  3. 2400

  4. none of theses
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Planning Commission of India historically defined the poverty line based on a minimum daily calorie intake. For urban areas, this threshold was set at 2100 calories per day, while for rural areas, it was 2400 calories.