Understanding Poverty in India
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Understanding Poverty in India

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What is the primary method used to define poverty in India?

  • Access to safe drinking water
  • Levels of income and consumption (correct)
  • Level of access to healthcare
  • Illiteracy level
  • What is one of the indicators of poverty mentioned in the text?

  • Availability of advanced technology
  • Access to luxury goods
  • High levels of education
  • Lack of job opportunities (correct)
  • Which social groups are mentioned as being most vulnerable to poverty?

  • Urban professionals
  • Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe households (correct)
  • High income households
  • Rural communities
  • What was the approximate proportion of poverty in India in 1973?

    <p>55%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of families are old people, women, and female children denied equal access to family's available resources according to the text?

    <p>Poor families</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the poverty ratio in Jammu and Kashmir?

    <p>3.5 per cent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sector has failed to generate much employment opportunities for farm laborers in India?

    <p>Agricultural sector</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the aim of the Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana (PMRY) started in 1993?

    <p>To create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which poverty alleviation programme was aimed at bringing the assisted poor families above the poverty line?

    <p>Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Act provides 100-days assured employment every year to every rural household in 200 districts?

    <p>National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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