Poverty — Economics STD 12 Commerce — Question

Assertion (A): Balanced regional growth is achieved in the country.
Reason (R): Imposition of various taxes across different states of the country.

According to Jail Cost of Living, poverty line is estimated at:

1. Three fourth of adult jail cost of living.
2. One third of adult jail cost of living.
3. One fourth of adult jail cost of living.
4. Two third of adult jail cost of living.

Golden Revolution is concerned with:

1. Farm Production.
2. Poultry faming.
3. Horticulture.
4. Fish Production.

Which of the following is an example of a curative medicine

1. Vaccination.
2. Medical intervention during illness.
3. Spread of health literacy.
4. All of the above.

The Planning Commission was set up in:

1. 1948
2. 1950
3. 1951
4. 1956

Which one is the cause of unemployment in India?

1. Rapid growth of population.
2. Rising prices.
3. Increasing public expenditure.
4. Defective monetary policy.

Poverty is a _______ problem.

1. social.
2. economic.
3. political.
4. all of the above.

_______ sector has got maximum boost from new economic policy 1991.

1. Primary Sector.
2. Secondary Sector.
3. Tertiary Sector.
4. All of the above.

Statement I: During the colonial period, The agricultural sector accounted for the largest share of workforce, which usually remained at a high of 70-75 per cent while the manufacturing and the services sectors accounted for only 10 and 15-20 per cent respectively.
Statement II: Parts of the then Madras Presidency (comprising areas of the present-day states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka),Bombay and Bengal witnessed a decline in the dependence of the workforce on the agricultural sector with a commensurate increase in the manufacturing and the services sectors.

When was National Food For Work Programme launched?

1. 1992
2. 2005
3. 2004
4. 2012