Measures Against Poverty

Q. Which of the following poverty alleviation programmes aims at providing self-employment opportunities to the rural youth?

1. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
2. Sampoorna Gramin Yojana
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
4. Antyodaya Anna Yojna

Q.

What are the main features of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005?

Q. Which of the following ensures 100 days of employment a year to the adult members rural households?

1. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
2. Sampoorna Gramin Yojana
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
4. Antyodaya Anna Yojna

Q. Which of the following statements is/are NOT true regarding MGNREGA?

1. MGNREGA was introduced by the Government of India in 2005.
2. It ensures 200 days of employment to rural adults.
3. It receives financial support from the Employment Guarantee Fund.
4. It reserves one-third of the available job opportunities for women.

Q. Which of the following programmes were launched in 2000 to raise the living standards of people?

1. Sampoorna Gramin Yojana
2. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
3. Pradhan Mantri Gramodya Yojana
4. Antyodaya Anna Yojna

Q. Which of the following programmes ensures 100 days of employment to the adult members of all households in rural areas every year?

1. Antyodaya Anna Yojna
2. Sampoorna Gramin Yojana
3. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Q. MGNREGA provides self-employment opportunities to the educated and unemployed youth.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following poverty alleviation programmes contribute towards rural employment in India?

1. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
2. Sampoorna Gramin Yojana
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
4. Antyodaya Anna Yojna

Q. is a Government of India programme launched in 2000 that aims at ensuring food security.

1. PMGY
2. SGRY
3. MGNREGA
4. AAY

Q. Which of the following poverty alleviation programmes ensures food grains at a subsidised rate?

1. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
2. Sampoorna Gramin Yojana
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
4. Antyodaya Anna Yojna

Q. When was the Pradhan Mantri Gramodya Yojana launched?

1. 2002
2. 2004
3. 2000
4. 2006

Q. Which of the following are covered by Pradhan Mantri Gramodya Yojana?

1. Healthcare
2. Education
3. Housing
4. Internet

Q. Which of the following facilities in rural areas were proposed by the fifth Five-Year Plan?

1. Agriculture facilities
2. Water facilities
3. Roads
4. Electricity supply

Q.

Describe current government strategy of poverty alleviation.