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Multiple choice economics rural development in india basics of rural development meaning and importance of rural development agriculture sector

As per the 2011 census (provisional data), about _______ of India's population lives in urban areas.

  1. 31%

  2. 21%

  3. 11%

  4. 41%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • An urban area is also called as a city which has, most of the population with non-agricultural occupations.
  • According to the data provided by the census of 2011, the percentage of Indian population living in urban areas is 31%.

Multiple choice economics rural development in india basics of rural development meaning and importance of rural development agriculture sector

Which of the following is the amendment, related to Nagarpalikas or urban local governments

  1. 73rd

  2. 74th

  3. 42nd

  4. 44th
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The amendment, related to Nagarpalikas or urban local governments is 74th amendment. This came into force from 1st June

  1. It has given constitutional status to the municipalities and brought them under the justifiable part of the constitution.
Multiple choice economics rural development in india basics of rural development meaning and importance of rural development agriculture sector

What are the main objectives of financial aid given to the Panchayats?

  1. Drinking water supply, cleaning and maintenance facilities.

  2. Maintenance of public lamp posts, roads, drainage system, cleanliness programmes, primary schools and maintenance of other public assets.

  3. Construction of Gramin Kisan Bazaar and Livestock Markets

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

Following are the objectives of providing financial aid to the Panchayats:

  • Drinking water supply, cleaning and maintenance facilities.
  • Maintenance of public lamp posts, roads, drainage system, cleanliness programmes, primary schools and maintenance of other public assets.
  • Construction of Gramin Kisan Bazaar and Livestock Markets.

Multiple choice economics rural development in india basics of rural development meaning and importance of rural development agriculture sector

Powers, responsibilities, and authority of Panchayats are detailed in which article of the Indian constitution?

  1. 243G

  2. 43A

  3. Both A and B

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

  • Powers, responsibilities, and authority of panchayats are detailed in the article 243G of Indian constitution.
  • This article endows powers on panchayat raj bodies to prepare and implement the plans for social and economic development.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Which of the following is not considered as a parameter for defining the Below Poverty Line (BPL) status of a person?

  1. Food security

  2. Marital Status

  3. Debt

  4. Literacy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

BPL status is determined by economic and consumption factors like income, expenditure, and food security. Marital status is a demographic characteristic and is not used as a criterion for poverty.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Which of the following statements relating to poverty in India are correct?
$1$. The concept of poverty line is helpful in assessing the extent of absolute poverty in the country.
$2$. Poverty line helps us to assess relative as well as absolute poverty.
$3$. Poverty line should change with changes in the price level.
$4$. Relative poverty can exist even in the absence of absolute poverty.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

  1. $1, 3$ and $4$
  2. $1$ and $4$
  3. $2$ and $3$
  4. $2, 3$ and $4$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In India, the concept of poverty line is helpful in assessing the extent of absolute poverty in the country. Poverty line should also change with variation in price level but there is no relation between absolute and relative poverty. Relative poverty, when we speak in terms of relatively poor or rich, we make pairwise comparison. Person A may be poorer than or richer than or equal to person B by the scale of criterion(say income) which we take into account for comparison, call it relative poverty or inequality.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Prior to Census $2011$, in which of the following censuses was the highest sex ratio recorded in India?

  1. Census $1971$
  2. Census $1961$
  3. Census $1951$
  4. Census $1941$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The 1961 Census recorded a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males, which was the highest recorded in India in the post-independence period prior to the 2011 Census.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Poverty lines are expressed in terms of overall _______________.

  1. Per capita income

  2. Per capita consumption expenditure

  3. Per capita entertainment expenditure

  4. Per capita development expenditure
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A Correct answer
Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Subsistence farming means _____________.

  1. cultivation of cash corps

  2. production of food crops just enough for self-consumption

  3. dependence on rainfall for irrigation

  4. production primarily with the motive to sell
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In subsistence fanning, a farmer mainly produces those crops which are required to meet the most immediate needs of himself and his family. These are primarily food crops, and to some extent non-food crops like cotton, sugarcane etc.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

In commercial farming there is ____________________.

  1. Less labor and high mechanization

  2. More labor and less mechanization

  3. More labour and more mechanisation

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

Commercial farming is characterized by large-scale production, high levels of mechanization, and the use of modern technology to maximize efficiency, typically requiring less labor per unit of output compared to subsistence farming.