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Practice Poverty, Unemployment and Major Schemes – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

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  1. Question 1

    Consider the following statements about the poverty line in India:

    1. It is based on the money needed for minimum food (calorie) needs plus basic non-food needs.

    2. The calorie need is taken to be higher for urban areas than for rural areas.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  2. Question 2

    In the wider view of poverty, a family's greater chance of falling into poverty when trouble strikes is described as:

  3. Question 3

    Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I (Type of unemployment)List-II (Feature)
    A. Seasonal unemployment1. Time spent between two jobs
    B. Disguised unemployment2. Degree holders without jobs
    C. Educated unemployment3. No work in some months of the year
    D. Frictional unemployment4. More workers than the job needs

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  4. Question 4

    Which scheme was launched in 1993 to provide self-employment to educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?

  5. Question 5

    Consider the following statements:

    1. The Rural Employment Generation Programme was launched in 1995 to create self-employment opportunities in rural areas and small towns.

    2. The Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched in 2000 for the poorest of the poor.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  6. Question 6

    Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of food security?

  7. Question 7

    When is the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for foodgrains announced?

  8. Question 8

    Under the National Food Security Act, 2013, the right to subsidised foodgrains covers:

  9. Question 9

    Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  10. Question 10

    Find the odd one out:

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