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This section includes 157 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Economy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The Government touched various employment programme is India namely. IRDP, NREP, FWP etc. They are meant to improve |
| A. | rural employment |
| B. | urban employment |
| C. | rural and urban employment |
| D. | educated employment |
| Answer» D. educated employment | |
| 52. |
In terms of Human Development Index, India falls under the following category |
| A. | High |
| B. | Medium |
| C. | Low |
| D. | Very Low |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Which of the following schemes was launched to provide cooked food to school going children in India so that they are motivated to come to school regularly? |
| A. | Right To Education |
| B. | Food for Work Scheme |
| C. | Mid-Day Meal Scheme |
| D. | Annapurna Scheme |
| Answer» D. Annapurna Scheme | |
| 54. |
In India, the Community Development Programme was started on |
| A. | October 2, 1952 |
| B. | October 2, 1957 |
| C. | October 2, 1959 |
| D. | October 2, 1961 |
| Answer» B. October 2, 1957 | |
| 55. |
Which of the following represents 'I' in the abbreviation IRDP? |
| A. | Integrated |
| B. | Indian |
| C. | Insurance |
| D. | Important |
| Answer» B. Indian | |
| 56. |
The Mid-Day Meal Scheme has been launched by the Union Minister of |
| A. | Home Affairs |
| B. | Social Welfare |
| C. | Human Resource Development |
| D. | Rural Development |
| Answer» D. Rural Development | |
| 57. |
The Swarnjayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana which came into operation from 1.12.1997 airm to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or under employed poor but does NOT include |
| A. | Nehru Rojgar Yojana |
| B. | Urban Basic Service Programme |
| C. | Prime Minister's Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme |
| D. | Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
Which of the following programmes was launched to tackle special problems faced by those areas which are affected by drought conditions frequently?1. Desert Development Programme2. Drought Prone Areas Programme 3. Watershed Development Programme |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| Answer» D. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 59. |
National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme is different from other employment programme, because |
| A. | It is also applicable in urban areas |
| B. | There is guarantee of 200 days employment in a financial year |
| C. | Employment to be given within 30 days of application for work |
| D. | It is not a plan for employment but legal guarantee to work |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
Which is NOT the objective of Public Procurement and Distribution System followed by Indian Government? |
| A. | Maintain price stability through creation of buffer stocks |
| B. | Protect the interests of both consumers and poor farmers |
| C. | Control the production of food grains |
| D. | Reduce personal and regional inequality in the distribution |
| Answer» D. Reduce personal and regional inequality in the distribution | |
| 61. |
Planned economy of India (1934) was chaired by |
| A. | Shriman Narayon |
| B. | John Mathai |
| C. | M. Visveswaraya |
| D. | M.N. Roy |
| Answer» D. M.N. Roy | |
| 62. |
Among the following, who are eligible to benefit from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MG NREGA)? |
| A. | Adult members of only the scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe households |
| B. | Adult members of Below Poverty Line (BPL) hoseholds |
| C. | Adult members of lousehold of all Backward Communities |
| D. | Adult members of any households |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
Consider the following schemes launched by the Union Government1. Antyodaya Anna2. Gram Sadak Yojana3. Sarvapriya4. Jawahar Gram Samridhi YojanaWhich of these announced in the year 2000? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 4 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 and 4 | |
| 64. |
NREGP is the abbreviated form of |
| A. | National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme |
| B. | National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme |
| C. | National Rapid Educational Guarantee Programme |
| D. | National Rapid Employment Generation Programme |
| Answer» B. National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme | |
| 65. |
The major thrust of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana (JRY) is on |
| A. | removal of poverty among the Scheduled Castes in rural areas |
| B. | creating additional wage employment opportunities in rural areas |
| C. | creating employment opportunities in urban areas |
| D. | providing training to rural youth for self-employment |
| Answer» C. creating employment opportunities in urban areas | |
| 66. |
What is Vande Mataram Scheme? |
| A. | A scheme to encourage youth to join defence forces |
| B. | An initiative in public-private partnership to reduce maternal mortality |
| C. | A new strategy included in the revised family planning programme to put emphases on saving pregnant women from HIV / AIDS |
| D. | A scheme sponsored by the Union Government to provide old age homes to the destitute and poor old women |
| Answer» C. A new strategy included in the revised family planning programme to put emphases on saving pregnant women from HIV / AIDS | |
| 67. |
Which of the following ministries has launched Integrated Westelands Development Programme (IWDP)? |
| A. | Ministry of Rural Development |
| B. | Ministry of Agriculture |
| C. | Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers |
| D. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Agriculture | |
| 68. |
Consider the following indicators I. Life expectancy at birth II. Adult literacy rate III. Infant mortality rate Which of these are taken into account while preparing the Human Development Index in India? |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | I and III |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | I, II and III |
| Answer» B. I and III | |
| 69. |
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan is aimed at the education of which of the following? |
| A. | Engineering and technical education |
| B. | Education of girls upto graduation level |
| C. | College education |
| D. | Education of Children between 6-14 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Consider the following1. Indira Awas Yojana2. Swarnjayanti Gram Sadak Yojana3. Pradhan Maantri Gram Sadak Yojana4. Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar YojanaWhich one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above Yojana? |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 1, 2, 4, 3 |
| D. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| Answer» B. 2, 1, 3, 4 | |
| 71. |
Which of the following schemes is designed and launched to improve the living standards of urban poor?1. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)2. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)3. Valmiki Ambedkar Malin Basti Awas Yojana (VAMBAY)Codes |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
Intake of less than undernoted average daily colories per person has been defined as the 'Poverty Line' in urban areas by the Planning Commission of India |
| A. | 2100 |
| B. | 2400 |
| C. | 2700 |
| D. | 3000 |
| Answer» B. 2400 | |
| 73. |
The programme announced by the Prime Minister for the minorities in India is called |
| A. | Antyodaya Programme |
| B. | Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana |
| C. | 15 point programme |
| D. | 20 point programme |
| Answer» D. 20 point programme | |
| 74. |
Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana was started in the year |
| A. | 1999 |
| B. | 2000 |
| C. | 2001 |
| D. | 2004 |
| Answer» B. 2000 | |
| 75. |
Which of the following is NOT included in Human Development Index (HDI)? |
| A. | Life Expectancy |
| B. | Real Per Capita Income |
| C. | Social Inequality |
| D. | Adult Literacy |
| Answer» D. Adult Literacy | |
| 76. |
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched in initially in |
| A. | 100 Districts |
| B. | 200 Districts |
| C. | 330 Districts |
| D. | All the Districts |
| Answer» C. 330 Districts | |
| 77. |
Relative Poverty refers to |
| A. | bankruptcy |
| B. | Trade cycle |
| C. | minimum needs of life |
| D. | economic inequalities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana came into being in |
| A. | April, 1995 |
| B. | April, 1997 |
| C. | April, 1999 |
| D. | July, 2001 |
| Answer» D. July, 2001 | |
| 79. |
The Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission is |
| A. | Rahul Gandhi |
| B. | Rahul Bajaj |
| C. | M.S. Swaminathan |
| D. | Sam Pitroda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, number of days for which employment guarantee during one year has been given is |
| A. | 90 days |
| B. | 100 days |
| C. | 120 days |
| D. | 180 days |
| Answer» C. 120 days | |
| 81. |
Mid-Day Meal Scheme was started in the year |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1996 |
| C. | 1997 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» B. 1996 | |
| 82. |
The prices at which the government purchases foodgrains for maintaining the Public Distribution System (PDS) and for building up buffer-stock is known as |
| A. | minimum support prices |
| B. | procurement prices |
| C. | issue prices |
| D. | ceiling prices |
| Answer» C. issue prices | |
| 83. |
Which of the following can be called as a part of the service sector? |
| A. | Textile mills |
| B. | Banking |
| C. | Coal mines |
| D. | Agricultural |
| Answer» C. Coal mines | |
| 84. |
The basis of determining dearness allowance (D.A.) to government employees in India is |
| A. | National income |
| B. | Consumer Price Index |
| C. | Standard of living |
| D. | Per capita income |
| Answer» C. Standard of living | |
| 85. |
The Government has renamed |
| A. | Rajeev Gandhi |
| B. | Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 86. |
Which of the following represents |
| A. | Integrated |
| B. | Indian |
| C. | Insurance |
| D. | Important |
| Answer» B. Indian | |
| 87. |
District |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1994 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 1999 |
| Answer» C. 1996 | |
| 88. |
Main objective of |
| A. | Export Promotion |
| B. | Sound Fiscal Mangement |
| C. | Banking Reforms |
| D. | Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
Many times we see in newspapers that some projects are launched by the government authorities on |
| A. | Preferential Payment Plan |
| B. | Public Private Partnership |
| C. | Partial Payment Project |
| D. | Popular Private Project |
| Answer» C. Partial Payment Project | |
| 90. |
Which of the following schemes is designed and launched to |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
As per the recent reports published in newspapers/magzines, India ranks at a lower level in |
| A. | only 1 and 2 |
| B. | only 3 and 4 |
| C. | only 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. All 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 92. |
For reducing birth rate in |
| A. | The need for improving female literacy |
| B. | The need for reducing mortality |
| C. | The need for increasing per capita income |
| D. | The need for increasing the growth rate of Gross Domestic Product |
| Answer» B. The need for reducing mortality | |
| 93. |
Which of the following programmes is being implemented by the |
| A. | Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) |
| B. | Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) |
| C. | District Rural Industrial Project (DRIP) |
| D. | Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Annapurna Scheme launched |
| A. | Rural poor living below the poverty line |
| B. | Urban slum-dwellers living below the poverty line |
| C. | Senior citizens not covered under National Old age Pension Scheme |
| D. | Victims of natural calamities who are forced to migrate to other areas |
| Answer» D. Victims of natural calamities who are forced to migrate to other areas | |
| 95. |
Planned economy |
| A. | Shriman Narayon |
| B. | John Mathai |
| C. | M. Visveswaraya |
| D. | M.N. Roy |
| Answer» D. M.N. Roy | |
| 96. |
Among the following, who are eligible to benefit from |
| A. | Adult members of only the scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe households |
| B. | Adult members of Below Poverty Line (BPL) hoseholds |
| C. | Adult members of lousehold of all Backward Communities |
| D. | Adult members of any households |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
Which of the following programmes was launched to tackle special problems faced by those areas which are affected by drought conditions frequently? |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| Answer» D. Both 1 and 2 | |
| 98. |
Which of the following is a project to develop |
| A. | DRDO |
| B. | CARE |
| C. | AVARD |
| D. | NWDPRA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
Which plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty of the first time? |
| A. | Fourth |
| B. | Fifth |
| C. | sixth |
| D. | Seventh |
| Answer» C. sixth | |
| 100. |
Community Development |
| A. | to bring development among people by raising the literacy level |
| B. | bring about overall development of the village through self-help |
| C. | increasing the control of the masses over the locally available resources |
| D. | increase agricultural production through mechanised farming |
| Answer» C. increasing the control of the masses over the locally available resources | |