Economic and Social Development | Poverty and Population

Economic and Social Development | Poverty and Population

Dec 20, 2024 - 12:58 Updated: Dec 20, 2024 - 13:19
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1. Critical minimum effort theory was designed by which of the following given economist?

H. Leibenstein
Rosentein Rodan
W.W. Rostow
None of the above

2. What is the density of population of National level in India according to 2011 Census?

326 persons per sq. kilometer
367 persons per sq. kilometer
382 persons per sq. kilometer
398 persons per sq. kilometer

3. According to the Census 2011, the percentage of India's population to the world population is

16
16.5
17.5
18

4. India is at which of following stages of Demographic Transition?

Population level stabilises with number of births and deaths being low and equal
Birth rates and death rates are both low
Reduction in birth rate but the reduction in death rate is higher than reduction in birth rate
Reduction in mortality rate while birth rate continues to be high

5. At present the National Commission on Population is under

Planning Commission
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Cabinet Secretariat
Ministry of Health

6. To eradicate the problem of poverty, Twenty Point Economic Programme was launched for the first time in India on

7th July, 1971
7th July, 1975
26th January, 1951
15 August, 1983

7. Which among below is the economic effect of population pressure in India?

Higher burden of unproductive consumers on total population
Disintegration of family
Overcrowding of cities
Ecological degradation

8. When the population growth rate of an economy becomes greater than the achievable economic growth, it is known as

Population Explosion
Population Trap
Population Crisis
None of the above

9. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of children suffering from malnutrition?

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
Bihar

10. Which of the following committees is related to the estimation of poverty in India?

Vijay Kelkar Committee
Suresh Tendulkar Committee
S.P. Gupta Committee
Lakdawala Committee

11. Poverty level in India is established on the basis of

per capita income in different states
household average income
household consumer expenditure
slum population in the country

12. Tendulkar Committee has estimated that in India the percentage of the population below poverty line is

27.2
37.2
22
32.7

13. Who conducts the periodical sample survey for estimating the poverty line in India?

Niti Aayog
CSO
NSSO
Ministry of Social Justice

14. How many people in India live below poverty line?

29.5%
23.5%
40.5%
27.5%

15. According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in

Geometrical Progression
Arithmetic Progression
Harmonic Progression
None of the above

16. In India, life expectancy is

68.8 years
71.2 years
75.5 years
65.3 years

17. Which one of the following year is known as the 'year of the Great Divide' with regard to population after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India's population?

1911
1921
1941
1951

18. Population growth in India during the decade 2001-2012 was

17.6%
19.5%
21%
22%

19. The National Rural Health Mission was launched on

August 15, 2002
March 31, 2003
June 18, 2004
April 12, 2005

20. The proposed 'Janani Suraksha Scheme' will replace

Maternity and Child Health Scheme
National Maternity Benefit Scheme
Mahila Samakhya
Reproductive and Child Health Scheme

21. The concept of Vicious Circle of Poverty'.is related to

Karl Marx
Nurkse
Adam Smith
None of these

22. Which among the following in India is the Nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the National and State level?

Finance Committee
Rural Ministry
Home Ministry
Planning Commission

23. The census projection report shows that India is one of the youngest nation in the world. In year 2020, average age of Indians will be of

27 years
28 years
29 years
30 years

24. India is regarded as a country with 'Demographic Dividend'. This is due to

its high population in the age group below 15 years
its high population in the age group of 15-64 years
its high population in the age group above 65 years
its high to total population

25. To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend what should India do?

Promoting skill development
Introducing more social security schemes
Reducing infant mortality rate
Privatisation of higher education

26. When population experts refers to the possible 'Demographic Bonus' that may accrue to India around 2016, they are referring to phenomenon of

a surge in population in productive age group
a sharp drop in total population
a decline in birth and death rates
a well balanced sex ratio

27. According to Census 2011, the state having the highest density of population is

Bihar
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

28. According to Census 2011, which of the following states of India has lowest percentage of Urban population to its total population?

Himachal Pradesh
Odisha
Jharkhand
Rajasthan

29. According to Census 2011, the most urbanised state of India is

Kerala
Maharashtra
Goa
Nagaland

30. Under the National Population Policy 2000, the goal to attain population stagnation has been raised from 2045 to

2055
2060
2065
2070

31. As per Census 2011, the Total: Fertility Rate of India is

3.2
2.9
2.6
2.4

32. The size of marginal land-holding in India is

more than 5 hectares
2 hectares to 4 hectares
1 hectare to 2 hectares
less than 1 hectare

33. Which of the following fixes the poverty line in India?

Central Council of Ministers
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Planning Commission (Niti Aayog)

34. Which of the following Committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in Urban Areas?

Tendulkar Committee
Saxena Committee
Lakdawala Committee
Hashim Committee