Inequality
Poverty
Nutrition gap
Actual consumption needs
The first government's approach to poverty reduction was:
Providing minimum basic amenities to the poor
Which is the poorest state of India in 2014?
Bihar
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
REGP is implementing by
Government
Planning commission
The Khadi and village Industries commission
Private institution
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
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
Which of the following states succeeded to a large extent in reducing poverty?
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
SEN index was developed by
Amartya Sen
T.P.Sen
Rajendra Sen
Samuelson
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
In 2012 __________ % of population of india was below the poverty line.
55%
40%
60%
29.5%