In the united states a person not having a car is considered poor whereas in India, owing of a car is considered as a
Luxury
Necessity
Comfort
All the above
In the year 2000, what was the proportion of people living below poverty line ?
26%
50%
70%
36%
The poverty line is estimated normally for a period of _________ years by conducting sample surveys.
2
3
4
5
For the year 2000, in the rural areas,poverty line for a person per month was fixed at
Rs 328
Rs 528
Rs 454
Rs 458
What is the historical reason for the wide spread poverty in India ?
Low level of economic development under British administration
Low level of economic development under French administration
Low level of economic development under Russian administrations
Low level of economic development under Chinese administrations
While estimating the poverty line the present formula for food requirement is based on the desired ______________ requirements.
mineral
calorine
protein
calcium
Expand NFWP.
National food for wage programme
National food for work programme
National fund for work programme
National fund for wage programme
The accepted average calorie requirement per person per day in urban areas in India is
2500 calories
2100 calories
2400 calories
2200 calories
Among the economic groups the most vulnerable groups in the urban areas are ___________ households.
industrial labour
casual labour
agricultural labour
service sector
In which year was Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana scheme started.
1983
1973
1993
1963