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Which of the following is the goal of the Indira Aawas Yojana of the Govt of India?
(A) To provide dwelling units to people living Below Poverty Line (BPL)
(B) To make metro cities slum-free
(C) To provide housing facilities to the Central Govt employees.

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  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (B) and (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Correct Option: B

'Mid Day Meals' is a scheme to provide nutritious food to ______________.

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  1. Those taking treatment in hospitals

  2. School going children

  3. Daily wage employees/or labours

  4. Labours engaged in jobs in unorganized sectors.

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Correct Option: B

To reduce poverty government should adopt schemes which provide employment opportunities.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

The Command Area Development Programme (CADP) has been renamed as which one of the following?

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  1. Command Area Development and Water Management Programme

  2. Command Area Development and Forest Conservation Programme

  3. Command Area Development and Pollution Control Programme

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Command Area Development Programme (CADP)
(i) CADP started in $1974-75$.
(ii) Renamed in April $2004$-Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme.

Which of the following programmes was launched to control urban poverty?
(A) Nehru Rozgar Yojana
(B) Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojana
(C) National Slum Development Programme.

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  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Correct Option: D

Family Planning Programme does not help in removing poverty.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

What are the provisions of the Equal Wages Act:

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  1. Equal wages should be paid for equal work.

  2. Women are given the political rights.

  3. Women constitute half of the work in public life.

  4. Women should not be given equal wages.

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Correct Option: A

Choose any one of the following for the given statement-Sexual division of labour.

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  1. The role of women in politics is minimal in most societies.

  2. All the domestic work is done by the women of the family.

  3. Men do all the work outside home.

  4. Women role in public life is minimal in most societies.

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Correct Option: B

The factor behind the discrimination of dalits in India is

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  1. Religion

  2. Language

  3. Profession

  4. Class or caste

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Correct Option: D

An example of crosscutting differences is

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  1. Religion

  2. Caste

  3. Political conditions

  4. Views

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Correct Option: D