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Food security and related aspects - class-XI

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Which of the following is/are the recent trends noticed in the Indian economy that have raised concern about food security, farmer's income and poverty?
(A) Slowdown in growth in agricultural sector
(B) Widening economic disparities between the irrigated and the rainfed areas
(C) Increased non-agricultural demand for land and water as a result of fast urbanization.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is the goal of the Indira Aawas Yojana of the Govt of India?
(A) To provide dwelling units to people living Below Poverty Line (BPL)
(B) To make metro cities slum-free
(C) To provide housing facilities to the Central Govt employees.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (B) and (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)


Correct Option: B

'Mid Day Meals' is a scheme to provide nutritious food to ______________.

  1. Those taking treatment in hospitals

  2. School going children

  3. Daily wage employees/or labours

  4. Labours engaged in jobs in unorganized sectors.


Correct Option: B

To reduce poverty government should adopt schemes which provide employment opportunities.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

The Command Area Development Programme (CADP) has been renamed as which one of the following?

  1. Command Area Development and Water Management Programme

  2. Command Area Development and Forest Conservation Programme

  3. Command Area Development and Pollution Control Programme

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Command Area Development Programme (CADP)
(i) CADP started in $1974-75$.
(ii) Renamed in April $2004$-Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme.

Which of the following programmes was launched to control urban poverty?
(A) Nehru Rozgar Yojana
(B) Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojana
(C) National Slum Development Programme.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)


Correct Option: D

What are the provisions of the Equal Wages Act:

  1. Equal wages should be paid for equal work.

  2. Women are given the political rights.

  3. Women constitute half of the work in public life.

  4. Women should not be given equal wages.


Correct Option: A

Choose any one of the following for the given statement-Sexual division of labour.

  1. The role of women in politics is minimal in most societies.

  2. All the domestic work is done by the women of the family.

  3. Men do all the work outside home.

  4. Women role in public life is minimal in most societies.


Correct Option: B

What growth rate per annum does India need if it has to eradicate its poverty in the next $25$ years?

  1. $6\%$

  2. $9\%$

  3. $8\%$

  4. $7\%$


Correct Option: B

Which of the following schemes is designed and launched to improve the living standards of the urban poor?
(A) Accredited Social Health Activist(ASHA)
(B) Janami Suraksha Yojana
(C) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana(VAMBAY)

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)


Correct Option: D

What does the term 'AAY' denote?

  1. Antyodaya Awas Yojana

  2. Asian Awas Yojana

  3. Antyodaya Anna Yojana

  4. Area Antyodaya Yojana


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY):
* Launched in the year 2000
* 2 crores poorest families out of BPL families under TPDS ( targeted) are identified.
* 35 kg of foodgrains are to be made available to each eligible families at highly subsidised rates.
* Wheat to be supplied at Rs. 2 per kg.
* Rice to be supplied at Rs. 3 per kg.
* Rs. 3500 crore subsidy on this scheme.

The monopoly procurement agency of food grains in India is?

  1. State Trading Corporation

  2. NABARD

  3. Cooperatives

  4. Food Corporation of India


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Food Corporation of India(FCI): FCI was set up on January $14$, $1965$ having its first District office at Thanjavur- rice bowl of Tamil Nadu - and headquarters at Chennai under the FCI Act $1964$ to implement the following objectives of the National Food Policy.
(i) Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers.
(ii) Distribution of food grains throughout the country for Public Distribution System.
(iii) Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure National Food security.

Which of the following programmes is not a programme for the social sector?

  1. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

  2. Integrated child Development Scheme

  3. National Rural Health Mission

  4. Mid day Meal Scheme


Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements:

 Procurement of food grains at support prices.
1) Ensures stability in farm prices.
2) Ensures remunerative prices to farmers.
3) Helps building public stocks of food grains.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Procurement of food grains at support price by government has many social and economic objectives like stability in price of food grain, profitable remuneration to farmers and to support in building public stocks of food grains.

Which of the following states has launched E-Shakti Programme so that poverty can be reduced in the state?

  1. Delhi

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Bihar


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

E-Shakti Project-Bihar NREGA: E-Shakti project in Bihar through its biometric attendance and wage disbursement at worksite has empowered the NREGA workers. To resolve the challenges, project E-Shakti was conceived by the State Chief Minister. The goal of the project was to ensure correct and timely wage payment to right beneficiary.
For MNREGA workers, the cards have become their identity proof providing them access to bank accounts that earlier was unimaginable. The account can be used like any bank account with the account holder withdrawing or depositing money anytime he wants. Earlier workers had no means to save money even if they wanted. The project has ensured timely payment of wages. The E-Shakti project makes the physical presence at the bank unnecessary. The project has also ushered in transparency and accountability. Corruption at the lower level has been one of other major obstacles in the effective implementation of this unprecedented employment guarantee scheme. Under E-Shakti, diversion of funds becomes almost impossible. With biometrics-aided attendance, only a worker can withdraw money-nobody on his behalf can do so.

Who was the first person to discuss 'Poverty Line'?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Dadabhai Naoroji

  3. B R Ambedkar

  4. Rajendra Prasad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
In pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss the concept of a Poverty Line. He used the menu for a prisoner and used appropriate prevailing prices to arrive at what may be called ‘jail cost of living’.

The Govt of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals?

  1. Improve mental health

  2. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria

  3. Reduce marriageable age for males to 18 years

  4. Promote gender equality and empower women


Correct Option: C

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

  1. $2003$

  2. $2004$

  3. $2005$

  4. $2006$


Correct Option: C
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 $2015$.

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


Correct Option: D
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). 

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


Correct Option: C
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).

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


Correct Option: C
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).

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


Correct Option: C
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.

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


Correct Option: A
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.

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


Correct Option: A,B
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.

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


Correct Option: A
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.

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


Correct Option: D
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.

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


Correct Option: D
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.

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


Correct Option: D
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.

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


Correct Option: B
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.

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


Correct Option: D
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.

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


Correct Option: B

The third approach to addressing poverty is to provide minimum basic amenities to the people. This was followed from the  _________.

  1. third five year plan

  2. fifth five year plan

  3. fourth five year plan

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The third approach to addressing poverty is to provide minimum basic amenities to the people. Programmes under this approach are expected to supplement the consumption of the poor, create employment opportunities and bring about improvements in health and education. One can trace this approach from the Fifth Five Year Plan.

Micro credit or micro-finance is a novel approach to banking with the poor. In this approach, bank credit is extended to the poor through _________.

  1. Self-Help Groups

  2. Anganwadi

  3. Cooperative Credit Societies

  4. RBI


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Micro-credit: Micro-credit is the provision of thrift, credit and other financial services and products of very small amount to the poor in rural, semi-urban and urban areas for enabling them to raise their income levels and improve living standards. The micro-credit institutions are those which provide these facilities.
Self Help Groups: A self-help group is a registered or unregistered group of micro-entrepreneurs having homogeneous social and economic background voluntarily coming together to save small amounts regularly, to mutually agree to contribute to a common fund and to meet their emergency needs on mutual help basis. The group members use collective wisdom and peer pressure to ensure proper end-use of credit and timely repayment thereof.

Which of the following is/are commodity/ies on which subsidy is given to farmers/poor in India?
A. Fertilizer
B. Kerosene
C. LPG

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)


Correct Option: D

Poverty alleviating programmes are also known as employment generation programmes because ______.

  1. the programmes say so

  2. the programmes have evolved to be called so

  3. they are aimed at alleviating poverty through employment generation

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Poverty is the major issue in the country. Most of the population of India are below poverty line. Poverty alleviation programmes plays a major role to improve financial conditions by providing employment. Several steps are taken for employment like for example:- Jawahar Rozgaar Yojna. Poverty alleviation additionally includes improving the living states of individuals who are poor. 
Hence, option C is correct.

Organisation of workers in which of the following groups has proved a very effective way of providing micro finance by banks to the rural people and poor in India?

  1. Self Help Groups

  2. Vriksha Mitras

  3. Shiksha Sevaks

  4. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)


Correct Option: A

In the $5th$ plan though removal of poverty was mentioned as a major objective, only a passing reference was made to the problem of ____________________.

  1. economic inequalities

  2. population growth

  3. industrial stagnation

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following were the long term objectives of economic planning in India up to the $7th$ plan?

  1. economic growth

  2. self reliance

  3. Removal of unemployment

  4. reduction of income inequalities and elimination of poverty


Correct Option: D

Until the late $1970s$ decision makers in the government and the planning commission were of the view that?

  1. Trickle down effect of growth could alleviate poverty

  2. Only special programmes can reduce the incidence of poverty in India

  3. Land reforms and agricultural development can make a serious dent on the incidence of poverty, as most of the poor resided in rural areas.

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

The forced labour has reduced the _______________ of the children. 

  1. Intellectual Health

  2. Physical Health

  3. Both

  4. None


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In India employing children in begging for illegal gains is an offence both legally and morally. It obstructs the development of child while ruining the future prospects for him/her. Children are being forced to work in hazardous employment which deteriorate their physical health while their intellectual development is halted by not being able to go to school at enjoy freedom at the tender age.

Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) was introduced to combine, which of the following?

  1. IRDP and Million Wells Scheme (MWS)

  2. IRDP and Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS)

  3. IRDP and Minimum Wages Act

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

As per Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012,  Any act of unsafe touch, exploitation, violence, harassment, and assault on any children (boy or girl) under the age of _____ years, is considered as Sexual Offence. 

  1. 12

  2. 16

  3. 18

  4. 21


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) was enacted by the Parliament to provide and strengthen legal provisions for the protection of children from exploitation and sexual offences. This Act recognised child as the person below the age of 18 years and provide punishment for several cognizable sexual offences against children. The act punishes even the attempt to commit any such act which comes under the definition of sexual offence. Touching body or any part thereof with sexual intent, forcing child to touch part of his or her own body or any other person, indulging child in sexual activity etc are recognised as sexual offences for the purpose of this Act.

Which of the following are the features of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 ?

  1. Penetrative Sexual Assault

  2. Aggravated Penetrative sexual assualt

  3. Sexual assault

  4. All


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) was enacted by the Parliament to provide and strengthen legal provisions for the protection of children from exploitation and sexual offences. This Act recognised child as the person below the age of 18 years and provide punishment for several cognizable offences against children.
The Act provides punishment for offences as:
Penetrative sexual Assault, Aggravated penetrative sexual assault and sexual assault. These are the offences committed against children with the sexual intent against the body and dignity of the children.

According to the Indian Constitution, if children below the age of _______ years are working for the financial consideration, then it is called as Child Labour. 

  1. 12

  2. 14

  3. 16

  4. 18


Correct Option: B

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of _______ is brought to address the increasing sexual offences against the children in families and public spaces.

  1. 1983

  2. 2002

  3. 2012

  4. 1986


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) was enacted by the Parliament to provide and strengthen legal provisions for the protection of children from exploitation and sexual offences. This Act recognised child as the person below the age of 18 years and provide punishment for several cognizable offences against children.

Compared to 1991 census, the number of women per 1000 men has increased in 2001.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males. As per Census 2001, Sex ratio of India was 933. In the 1991 census this ratio was 927. So compared to 1991 census, the number of women per 1000 men has increased in 2001. According to latest 2011 census the sex ratio in India is 943.

The most important remedy to the problem of Poverty in India is____.

  1. changes in the ownership pattern

  2. higher productivity

  3. re-distribution of income through fiscal, pricing and other measures

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

According to the law, the marriage that takes place between a boy of below _ years and a girl who is below _ years is child Marriage.

  1. 21, 18

  2. 18, 21

  3. 18, 16

  4. 25, 21


Correct Option: A

The life expectancy of female is always more than male.

  1. True

  2. False


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.

  1. More

  2. Less

  3. Equal

  4. This survey has not been conducted.


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 ?

  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


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.

  1. 50

  2. 60

  3. 70

  4. 90


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 _____________'.

  1. Visible

  2. Invisible

  3. Forced

  4. None


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- 

  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)


Correct Option: A

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

  1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

  2. Ajeevika.

  3. Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana.

  4. All of these.


Correct Option: D

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

  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


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 _________.

  1. 2004

  2. 2007

  3. 2000

  4. 1989


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?

  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.


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.

The governments approach to poverty reduction was of three dimensions. What were they?

  1. Growth-oriented approach

  2. Through specific poverty alleviation programmes

  3. By providing minimum basic amenities to the people

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The government’s approach to poverty reduction was of three dimensions. 
The first one is growth oriented approach. It is based on the expectation that the effects of economic growth — rapid increase in gross domestic product and per capita income — would spread to all sections of society and will trickle down to the poor sections also.
The second approach aimed at creation of incremental assets and by means of work generation. This could be achieved through specific poverty alleviation programmes.
The third approach to addressing poverty is to provide minimum basic amenities to the people. Programmes under this approach are expected to supplement the consumption of the poor, create employment opportunities and bring about improvements in health and education.
Hence, D is the correct option.

Which of the following is/are true about the Indira Awas Yojana?
(A) The scheme provides financial assistance to people living below poverty line for construction of housing units.
(B) Every family gets an assistance of Rs 3 lakhs for construction of new housing units and up to Rs 2 lakhs for upgradation of old/ existing units.
(C) The scheme is available only to those who are staying in any village or urban area having a population of 50,000 or more.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Only C

  4. All A, B & C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Indira Awas Yojana (IAY): The Indira Awas Yojana was started in 1985-86 as a sub-plan of RLEGP. In 1989-90, after merging the RLEGP with Jawahar Rojgar Yojana, this plan also became a part of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana (JRY). Since January 1, 1996 it was again separated from JRY and was given an independent status. The objective of IAY is to provide financial assistance for construction or upgradation of houses to BPL rural households belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, freed bonded labourers, non SC/ST rural households, widows and physically handicapped persons living in the rural areas. At present, it is the flagship programme for rural housing.

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