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UPSC 1999 · Q10 · Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes · Save

Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether

(a) they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b) they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
(c) they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group
(d) their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
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Answer: (a) they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
UPSC 1999 · Q22 · Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes · Save

Among

which one of the following sets of social/religious groups is the extent of poverty the highest, as per Government statistics for the nineties?

(a) Muslims in Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
(c) Scheduled Castes in Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, northern Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
(d) Christians in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam
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Answer: (b) Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
UPSC 1999 · Q28 · Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes · Save

The Employment Assurance Scheme envisages financial assistance to rural areas for guaranteeing employment to at least

(a) 50 per cent of the men and women seeking jobs in rural areas
(b) 50 per cent of the men seeking jobs in rural areas
(c) one man and one woman in a rural family living below the poverty line
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (d) None of the above
UPSC 1999 · Q60 · Indian Economy › Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes · Save

Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund?

(a) To safeguard the interests of workers who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units
(b) To develop the core sector of the economy
(c) For the development of infrastructure such as energy, transport, communications and irrigation
(d) For human resource development such as full literacy, employment, population control, housing and drinking water
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Answer: (a) To safeguard the interests of workers who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units