Who introduced the concept of Jail cost of living?
Amartya Sen
Dadabai Naoroji
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Samuelson
SEN index was developed by
T.P.Sen
Rajendra Sen
Casual workers are examples of
A) Always poor
B) Usually poor
C) Chronic poor
D) Rural poor
Both A and B
B only
neither B nor C
None of these
A person in urban areas requires ______________ calories
2100
2400
2000
2300
Poverty is estimated on the basis of
I) Income
II) Calorie intake
III) Saving
IV) Wealth
Only II
I and II
I, II and IV
I, II and III
The " poverty line" has been defined on the basis of
The customary requirements of the people
The level of assests of majority of the people
The nutritional requirements of the rural and urban people
The standard of living of the people
Which of the following is NOT a self employment programme?
Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)
Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yogana (SJSRY)
Community Development Programme (CDP)
Some people regularly move in and out of poverty such people are called
Chronic poor
Always poor
Churning poor
Usually poor
Which the following one is NOT related to poverty?
Sen index
Poverty gap index
Squared poverty gap
Lorenz curve
When the number of poor is estimated with proportion of people below poverty line it is called
Head count Ratio
Poverty Ratio
Equality Ratio
Financial ratio
