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MCQs

Total Questions : 131 | Page 4 of 14 pages

Question 31. India is regarded as a country with ‘Demographic Dividend’. This is due to

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

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> its high population in the age group of 15-64 years
Answer: (d)

Question 32. India ranks at a lower level in Hunger Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?

Number of children who are calorie deficient

Child malnutrition

Rate of child mortality

Rate of literacy

Consider the following options:

1 and 2 both
1, 2 and 3
3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
India ranks 25th.
The GHI combines three equally weighted indicators:
percentage of undernourished people,
the prevalence of underweight children ageing less than five, and
the mortality rate of children ageing less than five.

Question 33. Consider the following statements.

Infant Mortality Rate takes into accounts the death of infants within a month after birth.

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?

Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Only 1
Only 2

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)

Question 34. As per Census 2011, the Total Fertility Rate of India is

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> 2.4
Answer: (b)

Question 35. According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in

Harmonic Progression
None of the above
Geometrical Progression
Arithmetic Progression

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Geometrical Progression
Answer: (c)

Question 36. Consider the following statements:

Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are community health workers instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM),

The mission began in 2005.

ASHAs are local women trained to act as health educators and promoters in their communities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
1 and 2 both
2 only
1, 2 and 3

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
Accredited Social Health activists (ASHAs) are community health workers instituted by the Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
ASHAs are local women trained to act as health educators and promoters in their communities.
Their tasks include motivating women to give birth in hospitals, bringing children to immunization clinics, encouraging family planning, treating basic illness and injury with first aid, keeping demographic records, and improving village sanitation.

Question 37. Consider the following statements:

“VALMIKI AMBEDKAR MALIN BASTI AWAS YOJANA” (VAMBAY), is operated through HUDCO.

The above scheme provides shelter and upgrades existing shelter for below poverty line (BPL) families in rural areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
1 and 2 both
2 only
None

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 2 both
Answer: (b)
“VALMIKI AMBEDKAR MALIN BASTI AWAS YOJANA” (VAMBAY) is operated through HUDCO.
The scheme provides shelter and upgrades existing shelter for below poverty line (BPL) families in urban areas.

Question 38. Which of the following Committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in Urban Areas?

Lakdawala Committee
Hashim Committee
Tendulkar Committee
Saxena Committee

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Hashim Committee
Answer: (b)

Question 39. Consider the following statements:

India Development Marketplace (DM) is launched by IMF.
DM is a competitive grant-based programme launched by World Bank for profit and non-profit organisations working in the area of delivering services to the poor in North Eastern States of Assam, Mizoram and Meghalaya.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only
1 and 2 both
2 only
None

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> 2 only
Answer: (c)World Bank launched a India Development Marketplace (DM), a competitive grant-based programme for profit and non-profit organisations working in the area of delivering services to the poor in North Eastern States of Assam, Mizoram and Meghalaya.

Question 40. To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend, what should India do ?