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Consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
Solution (c)
Churning poor are those who regularly move in and out of poverty (example: small farmers and seasonal workers)
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
Transient poor who are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck.
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
Solution (c)
Churning poor are those who regularly move in and out of poverty (example: small farmers and seasonal workers)
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
Transient poor who are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck.
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
Consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (d)
Total formal employment in the economy increased from 8 per cent in 2011-12 to 9.98 per cent in 2017-18.
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
India is ranked below China in Human Development Index (HDI) 2018. India’s rank—129, China’s Rank—85)
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
Solution (d)
Total formal employment in the economy increased from 8 per cent in 2011-12 to 9.98 per cent in 2017-18.
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
India is ranked below China in Human Development Index (HDI) 2018. India’s rank—129, China’s Rank—85)
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
Consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (b)
Own account workers include those who operated their enterprises on their own account or with one or a few partners and ran their enterprise without hiring any labour during the reference period while employers are those own account workers who ran their enterprise by hiring labourers.
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
According to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) unpaid family labour comes under the self-employed category.
Unpaid family labourers/helpers included those who were engaged in their household enterprises, working full or part time and did not receive any regular salary or wages in return for the work performed during the reference period.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
Solution (b)
Own account workers include those who operated their enterprises on their own account or with one or a few partners and ran their enterprise without hiring any labour during the reference period while employers are those own account workers who ran their enterprise by hiring labourers.
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
According to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) unpaid family labour comes under the self-employed category.
Unpaid family labourers/helpers included those who were engaged in their household enterprises, working full or part time and did not receive any regular salary or wages in return for the work performed during the reference period.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
Solution (d)
Female LFPR is higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas.
Hence Statement 1 is correct.
According to NSO-EUS and PLFS estimates, female labour force participation rate (LFPR) for productive age-group (15-59 years) as per usual status shows a declining trend. Female labour force participation declined by 7.8 percentage points from 33.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 25.3 per cent in 2017-18.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
Solution (d)
Female LFPR is higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas.
Hence Statement 1 is correct.
According to NSO-EUS and PLFS estimates, female labour force participation rate (LFPR) for productive age-group (15-59 years) as per usual status shows a declining trend. Female labour force participation declined by 7.8 percentage points from 33.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 25.3 per cent in 2017-18.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (b)
Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is one among the Major Central Sector schemes.
(Classification of schemes—Core of the Core Schemes, Core Schemes, Major Central Sector schemes
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
PMEGP scheme is implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) functioning as the nodal agency at the national level.
At the state level, the scheme is implemented through State KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), District Industries Centres (DICs) and banks.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
Solution (b)
Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is one among the Major Central Sector schemes.
(Classification of schemes—Core of the Core Schemes, Core Schemes, Major Central Sector schemes
Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.
PMEGP scheme is implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) functioning as the nodal agency at the national level.
At the state level, the scheme is implemented through State KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), District Industries Centres (DICs) and banks.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
Arrange following committee’s w.r.t. Poverty Alleviation in chronological order:
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Solution (d)
Solution (d)
Which of the following categories comes under MGNREGA Special Category Of Workers?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Solution (d)
MGNREGA special categories list:
Solution (d)
MGNREGA special categories list:
Consider the following statements with reference to MGNREGA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Solution (a)
Employment is to be given within 15 days of application for work, otherwise daily unemployment allowance has to paid by the respective State.
Hence Statement 1 is correct
Job card cannot be cancelled except where it is found to be a duplicate, or if the entire household has permanently migrated to a place outside the Gram Panchayat and no longer lives in the village.
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
Solution (a)
Employment is to be given within 15 days of application for work, otherwise daily unemployment allowance has to paid by the respective State.
Hence Statement 1 is correct
Job card cannot be cancelled except where it is found to be a duplicate, or if the entire household has permanently migrated to a place outside the Gram Panchayat and no longer lives in the village.
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
Consider the following statements with respect to the Gini Coefficient.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution (d)
Gini Coefficient is a measure of income inequality. It is derived from the Lorenz Curve.
Hence Statement 1 is correct.
A rich country and a poor country can have the same Gini-coefficient, as it does not measure the absolute income levels but the distribution of wealth.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality, where all values are the same (for example, where everyone has the same income). One represents complete inequality. However no country has a score of either zero or one, actual figures are somewhere in between.
Hence Statement 3 is correct.
Solution (d)
Gini Coefficient is a measure of income inequality. It is derived from the Lorenz Curve.
Hence Statement 1 is correct.
A rich country and a poor country can have the same Gini-coefficient, as it does not measure the absolute income levels but the distribution of wealth.
Hence Statement 2 is correct.
A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality, where all values are the same (for example, where everyone has the same income). One represents complete inequality. However no country has a score of either zero or one, actual figures are somewhere in between.
Hence Statement 3 is correct.
Consider the following Statements with reference to the Rangarajan Committee report on Poverty.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution (a)
The Expert Group (Rangarajan) computed the average requirements of calories, proteins and fats based on ICMR norms differentiated by age, gender and activity for all-India rural and urban regions to derive the normative levels of nourishment.
Hence Statement 1 is correct.
The Rangarajan Committee goes back to the idea of Lakdawala committee method of calculating Rural and Urban Poverty Separately.
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
Solution (a)
The Expert Group (Rangarajan) computed the average requirements of calories, proteins and fats based on ICMR norms differentiated by age, gender and activity for all-India rural and urban regions to derive the normative levels of nourishment.
Hence Statement 1 is correct.
The Rangarajan Committee goes back to the idea of Lakdawala committee method of calculating Rural and Urban Poverty Separately.
Hence Statement 2 is incorrect.
