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Question-1 The first governments approach to poverty reduction was

(A) Growth oriented	(B)Providing minimum basic amenities to the poor
(C) Specific poverty alleviation	(D) Development oriented

Question-2 The "Poverty line " has been defined on the basis of

(A) The customary requirements of the people	(B)The income level of the majority of people
(C)The nutritional requirements of the rural and urban people	(D) The standard of living of the people

Question-3 The Employment Guarantee Scheme was first introduced in

(A) Kerala	(B)West Bengal
(C)Maharashtra	(D)Karnataka

Question-4 Poverty is estimated on the basis of I Income II Consumption expenditure III Saving Iv Wealth

(A) Only II	(B)I and II
(C)I, II and IV	(D)I and III

Question-5 When the number of poor is estimated with proportion of people below poverty line it is called

(A) Head count ratio	(B)Poverty ratio
(C)Equality ratio	(D)Financial ratio

Question-6 Casual workers are examples of

(A) Always poor	(B)Usually poor
(C)Chronic poor	(D)Rural poor

Question-7 The percentage of the labour force that is unemployed is the

(A) Unemployment population ratio	(B) Unemployment rate
(C)Employment rate	(D)Labour force rate

Question-8 Which of the following one is NOT related to poverty

(A) Sen Index	(B)Poverty gap index
(C) Squared poverty gap	(D) Absolute poverty

Question-9 During 1973-14 _______ % of population was below the poverty line.

(A) 55%	(B)50%
(C)60%	(D)30%

Question-10 Cyclical unemployment is the

(A) Unemployment that occurs during recessions and depressions	(B)Portion of unemployment that is due to the normal working of the labour market
(C)Unemployment that results when people become discouraged about their chances of finding a job so they stop looking for work	(D)Portion of unemployment that is due to change in the structure of the economy that result in a significant loss of jobs in certain industries

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Plus 1 Humanities

Tamil Nadu (English Medium)

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