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UPSC 1995 › Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes
2 questions · 1995 · answers as per the UPSC key
UPSC 1995 · Q59 · Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes · Save
Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?
(a) It was launched during the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi
(b) It aims at creating one million jobs annually
(c) The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the poverty line
(d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women
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Answer: (d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women
UPSC 1995 · Q76 · Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes · Save
One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
(a) investment pattern has been directed towards capital-intensive industries
(b) productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
(c) ceilings on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
(d) people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development
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Answer: (a) investment pattern has been directed towards capital-intensive industries