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Economy Previously Asked Questions: Poverty and Population
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1. Consider the following statements.
1. Infant Mortality Rate takes into accounts the death of infants within a month after birth.
2. Infant Mortality Rate is the number of infants deaths in a particular year 100 live births during that year. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
2. Which of the following fixes the poverty line in India?
3. The proposed 'Janani Suraksha Scheme' will replace
4. The National Rural Health Mission was launched on
5. How many people in India live below poverty line?
6. To eradicate the problem of poverty, Twenty Point Economic Programme was launched for the first time in India on
7. Which among below is the economic effect of population pressure in India?
8. At present the National Commission on Population is under
9. According to Census 2011, the most urbanised state of India is
10. The size of marginal land-holding in India is
11. Which Indian state has the highest percentage of children suffering from malnutrition?
12. Under the National Population Policy 2000, the goal to attain population stagnation has been raised from 2045 to
13. 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
14. According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Decade Decadal growth rate of population
(in percent)
16. When population experts refers to the possible 'Demographic Bonus' that may accrue to India around 2016, they are referring to phenomenon of
17. Population growth in India during the decade 2001-2012 was
18. Which among the following in India is the Nodal agency for estimation of poverty at the National and State level?
19. Which of the following committees is related to the estimation of poverty in India?
20. 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?
21. In India, life expectancy is
22. The concept of 'Vicious Circle of Poverty' is related to
23. As per Census 2011, the Total Fertility Rate of India is
24. Which of the following Committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in Urban Areas?
25. What is the density of population of National level in India according to 2011 Census?