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  • 1. 
    NFWP is stand for:

  • National Federation for Work and Progress
  • National Forest for Wildlife Protection
  • National Food and Wheat Processing
  • National Food for Work Programme

  • 2. 
    How many people in India live below the poverty line?

  • 30 crores
  • 26 crores
  • 28 crores
  • 24 crores

  • 3. 
    Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?

  • Scheduled castes
  • Scheduled tribes
  • Casual labourers
  • All the above

  • 4. 
    Poverty line in rural areas is (As per 1999 – 2000 prices)

  • Rs 328
  • Rs. 370
  • Rs 454
  • Rs. 460

  • 5. 
    What is the poverty ratio in the state of Orissa?

  • 50%
  • 47%
  • 60%
  • 57%

  • 6. 
    In which state have the land reform measures helped to reduce poverty?

  • Tamil Nadu
  • Punjab
  • West Bengal
  • Kerala

  • 7. 
    In which state is the public distribution system responsible for the reduction in poverty?

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above

  • 8. 
    Which of the following is responsible for high poverty rates?

  • Huge income inequalities
  • Unequal distribution of land
  • Lack of effective implementation of land reforms
  • All the above

  • 9. 
    Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of

  • calories per day
  • wheat consumption
  • rice consumption per day
  • none of the above

  • 10. 
    Poverty ratio in India as compared to Pakistan is

  • same
  • half
  • two times
  • two and a half times
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