1. Which one of the following is a revamp of the Integrated Rural Development Programme?

2. Poverty in less developed countries is largely due to [CPO SI 2010]

3. Consider the following statements in respect of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act - 2005 : 1. Under the provisions of the Act - 100 days of employment in a year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work has become a fundamental right. 2. Under the provisions of the Act - women are to get priority to the extent that one-half of persons who are given employment are women who have asked for work. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2006]

4. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2004]

5. When the productive capacity of the economic system of a State is inadequate to create sufficient number of jobs - it is called [CDS 2012]

6. Cyclical unemployment refers to:

7. Consider the following statements:The nation-wide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]

8. With reference to the Government of India's various programmes - what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar? [IAS 2006]

9. Consider the following statements: Regional disparities in India are high and have been rising in recent years because: 1. There is persistent investment over time only in Select locales 2. Some areas are agro climatically less conducive to development 3. Some are as continue to face little or no aqrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and economic opportunities 4. Some areas have faced continuous political instability. Which of the above statements are correct?

10. The Minimum Needs Programme aims to:

11. The Food For Work programme was renamed as:

12. What is the main objective of Antyodaya programme?

13. Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as : [IAS 1992]

14. One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that: [IAS 1995]

15. Among the reasons for disguised unemployment in the rural areas is :

16. Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme [IGNOAPS] 1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible. 2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme - States have been urged to give matching amounts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008]

17. The type of unemployment mostly found in India can be characterised as :

18. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana aims at:

19. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether: [IAS 1999]

20. Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being in : [UPPCS 2002]

21. Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" ? [CSAT 2011]

22. DWCRA stands for:

23. Which of the following is/are correct? I. Bulk of unemployment in India is in rural areas II. The disguised unemployment in agricultural sector is perennial III. Industrialisation has rendered several people job-less in India

24. Unemployment in a developing country generally takes place due to :

25. The strategic aim of IRDP is :