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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

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.