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Based on Tendulkar Committee Report, the estimation of poverty lines as an monthly per capita expenditure for urban areas is ______ per month.

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  1. ₹ 225 

  2. ₹ 245 

  3. ₹ 673 

  4. ₹ 578

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Correct Option: D

When poverty is related to distribution of income or consumption expenditure, it is __________.

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  1. absolute poverty

  2. relative poverty

  3. both of above

  4. none of above

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Correct Option: B

Absolute poverty is the inability to afford the basic amenities.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Absolute poverty refers to a condition where a person does not have the minimum amount of income needed to meet the minimum requirements for one or more basic living needs over an extended period of time.

Social groups which are most vulnerable to poverty are Scheduled Castes and _____ households.

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  1. Other Backward Classes

  2. Traders

  3. Upper Class

  4. Scheduled Tribes

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The social groups most vulnerable to poverty are the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe households. Both of these groups have above average levels of poverty indicators in the rural and the urban population.

Wages means ________________.

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  1. Income

  2. Revenue

  3. All emoluments earned by an employee while on duty or on leave in accordance with the conditions of employment

  4. Tax

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Correct Option: C

Industrial Democracy means ___________________.

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  1. Labour participation in management

  2. Establishing trade unions for labours

  3. Government of labours

  4. Nationalisation of Industries

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Correct Option: A

"Pastoral State" is mainly characterized by _____________________.

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  1. Absolute dependence on nature

  2. Birth of slavery

  3. Beginning of the division of labour

  4. Birth of big cities an towns

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Correct Option: C

The name of which of the following great leaders is now associated with National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme?

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  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Rajiv Gandhi

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Correct Option: B

A multinational is ___________________.

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  1. A company operating in many countries

  2. An international body to help developing countries

  3. A person who has visited many countries

  4. A company established with foreign assistance

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Correct Option: A

The area from which applicants can be recruited is ______________.

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  1. Job agencies

  2. Labour markets

  3. Employment lines

  4. Labour unions

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Correct Option: B