1. Structural unemployment arises due to :
(1) Deflationary conditions
(2) Heavy industry bias
(3) Shortage of raw materials
(4) Inadequate productive capacity
2. The standard of living in a country is
represented by its:
(1) Poverty Ratio (2) Per Capita Income
(3) National Income (4) Unemployment Rate
3. Which Five year plan gave emphasis on
removal of poverty for the first time ?
(1) fourth (2)
Fifth
(3) Sixth (4)
Seventh
4. NREGP is the abbreviated form of :
(1) National Rural Employment
Guarantee Programme
(2) National Rural Educational
Guarantee Programme
(3) National Rapid Educational
Guarantee Programme
(4) National Rapid Employment
Generation Programme
5. When was the Jawahar Rajgar Yojana
launched?
(1) 1985 (2)
1987
(3) 1989 (4)
1991
6. Nature of unemployment in agriculture in
India is:
(1) seasonal (2)
disguised
(3) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ (4) None of these
7. Which one of the following types of
unemployment is common is Indian agriculture?
(1) Seasonal (2)
Disguised
(3) Frictional (4)
Structral
8. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar
Yojana rests with:
(1) Gram Panchayat
(2) District Collector
(3) State Government
(4) Union Government
9. The Government has renamed NREGA
scheme and the name associated with the scheme is that of :
(1) Rajeev Gandhi
(2) District Collector
(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Jawahar Lal Nehru
10. In India, the Community Development
Programme was started on:
(1) October 2, 1952 (2) October 2, 1957
(3) October 2, 1959 (4) October 2, 1961
11. Mid – Day Meal is a scheme to provide
nutrious food to:
(1) those taking treatment in
hospitals
(2) school going children
(3) daily wage employees / labours
(4) labours engaged in jobs in unorganized
sectors
(5) girls who are residing in girls /
youth hostels.
12. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan is aimed at the
education of which of the following?
(1) Engineering and technical
education
(2) Education of girls upto graduation
level
(3) College education
(4) Adult education
(5) Education of children between 6-
14 years
13. Which of the following schemes was launched to
promote basic education in India and attract children in school going age to
attend the classes?
(1) Pulse – Polio Abhiyan (2) Operation Flood
(3) Mid – Day Meal Scheme (4)
Operation Black Board
14. The Mid – Day Meal Scheme has been
launched by the Union Minister of:
(1) Home Affairs
(2) Social Welfare
(3) Human Resource Development
(4) Rural Development
(5) None of these
15. STEP is the abbreviated name of the
welfare programme to help:
(1) Children (2)
Women
(3) Farmers (4)
Senior Citizens
(5) Ex- Servicemen
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