Which is the poorest state of India in 2014?
Bihar
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
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
Inequality
Poverty
Nutrition gap
Actual consumption needs
Which the following one is NOT related to poverty?
Sen index
Poverty gap index
Squared poverty gap
Lorenz curve
As per 2012 estimates, a person need more than Rs............................. per month to be as considered as above poverty line in rural areas
Rs 1028
Rs 726
Rs 900
Rs 972
Who introduced the concept of Jail cost of living?
Amartya Sen
Dadabai Naoroji
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Samuelson
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
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
A person in urban areas requires ______________ calories
2100
2400
2000
2300