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What growth rate per annum does India need if it has to eradicate its poverty in the next $25$ years?

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  1. $6\%$

  2. $9\%$

  3. $8\%$

  4. $7\%$

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following schemes is designed and launched to improve the living standards of the urban poor?
(A) Accredited Social Health Activist(ASHA)
(B) Janami Suraksha Yojana
(C) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana(VAMBAY)

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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

What does the term 'AAY' denote?

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  1. Antyodaya Awas Yojana

  2. Asian Awas Yojana

  3. Antyodaya Anna Yojana

  4. Area Antyodaya Yojana

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY):
* Launched in the year 2000
* 2 crores poorest families out of BPL families under TPDS ( targeted) are identified.
* 35 kg of foodgrains are to be made available to each eligible families at highly subsidised rates.
* Wheat to be supplied at Rs. 2 per kg.
* Rice to be supplied at Rs. 3 per kg.
* Rs. 3500 crore subsidy on this scheme.

The monopoly procurement agency of food grains in India is?

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  1. State Trading Corporation

  2. NABARD

  3. Cooperatives

  4. Food Corporation of India

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Food Corporation of India(FCI): FCI was set up on January $14$, $1965$ having its first District office at Thanjavur- rice bowl of Tamil Nadu - and headquarters at Chennai under the FCI Act $1964$ to implement the following objectives of the National Food Policy.
(i) Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers.
(ii) Distribution of food grains throughout the country for Public Distribution System.
(iii) Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure National Food security.

Which of the following programmes is not a programme for the social sector?

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  1. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

  2. Integrated child Development Scheme

  3. National Rural Health Mission

  4. Mid day Meal Scheme

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Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements:

 Procurement of food grains at support prices.
1) Ensures stability in farm prices.
2) Ensures remunerative prices to farmers.
3) Helps building public stocks of food grains.

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  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Procurement of food grains at support price by government has many social and economic objectives like stability in price of food grain, profitable remuneration to farmers and to support in building public stocks of food grains.

Which of the following states has launched E-Shakti Programme so that poverty can be reduced in the state?

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  1. Delhi

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Bihar

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

E-Shakti Project-Bihar NREGA: E-Shakti project in Bihar through its biometric attendance and wage disbursement at worksite has empowered the NREGA workers. To resolve the challenges, project E-Shakti was conceived by the State Chief Minister. The goal of the project was to ensure correct and timely wage payment to right beneficiary.
For MNREGA workers, the cards have become their identity proof providing them access to bank accounts that earlier was unimaginable. The account can be used like any bank account with the account holder withdrawing or depositing money anytime he wants. Earlier workers had no means to save money even if they wanted. The project has ensured timely payment of wages. The E-Shakti project makes the physical presence at the bank unnecessary. The project has also ushered in transparency and accountability. Corruption at the lower level has been one of other major obstacles in the effective implementation of this unprecedented employment guarantee scheme. Under E-Shakti, diversion of funds becomes almost impossible. With biometrics-aided attendance, only a worker can withdraw money-nobody on his behalf can do so.

Who was the first person to discuss 'Poverty Line'?

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  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Dadabhai Naoroji

  3. B R Ambedkar

  4. Rajendra Prasad

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
In pre-independent India, Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss the concept of a Poverty Line. He used the menu for a prisoner and used appropriate prevailing prices to arrive at what may be called ‘jail cost of living’.

The Govt of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals?

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  1. Improve mental health

  2. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria

  3. Reduce marriageable age for males to 18 years

  4. Promote gender equality and empower women

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Correct Option: C

In which one of the following years, the National Food Processing Policy was formulated?

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  1. $2003$

  2. $2004$

  3. $2005$

  4. $2006$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

National Food Processing Policy was formulated in April $7, 2005$. Vision document has been prepared as-increase in processing levels of perishables from $6$% to $20$%, increase in value addition from $20$% to $34$% and share in Global trade from $1.6$% to $3$% by the year $2015$.