Poverty Test - 1

Explanation:

The history of poverty estimation in India goes back to 19th century when Dadabhai Naoroji’s efforts and careful study led him to conclude subsistence based poverty line at 1867-68 prices, though he never used the word “poverty line”. It was based on the cost of a subsistence diet consisting of ‘rice or flour, dhal, mutton, vegetables, ghee, vegetable oil and salt

Explanation:

he "Annapurna Scheme" had been announced by the Finance Minister in his Budget Speech for the year 1999-2000 to provide food security to those indigent senior citizens who are not covered under the targeted Public Distribution System (PDS) and who have no income of their own. Through the new "Annapurna" scheme, it is intended to provide 10 kgs. of foodgrains per month free of cost to all such person who are though eligible for old age pension under NOAPS, are presently not receiving it. 

Explanation:

India's per capita incomes were low, the average household size and consequent household incomes were higher. India had a total of 247 million households in 2011, with an average of about 4.9 people per household, according to Census of India

Explanation:

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the world's time-bound and quantified targets for addressing extreme poverty in its many dimensions-income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion-while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability.

Explanation:

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 later renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" (MGNREGA), is an Indian Labour Law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Explanation:

The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana was a scheme launched by the Government of India to attain the objective of providing gainful employment for the rural poor. From 1 April 1999, EAS became an allocation-based scheme. The programme was implemented through the Panchayati Raj institutions. The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana was launched on 25 September 2001 by merging the provisions of Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY). The programme is self-targeting in nature and aims to provide employment and food to people in rural areas who lived below the poverty line.

Explanation:

Per capita GDP is a measure of the total output of a country that takes gross domestic product (GDP) and divides it by the number of people in the country. The per capita GDP is especially useful when comparing one country to another, because it shows the relative performance of the countries. A rise in per capita GDP signals growth in the economy and tends to reflect an increase in productivity.

Explanation:

Per capita income or average income measures the average income earned perperson in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.

Explanation:

Per capita income or average income measures the average income earned perperson in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.

Explanation:

VAMBAY stands for “Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojna”. It is a  central govt. sponsored programme for the slum dwellers living in different towns and cities all over the country. Also it attempts to provide a healthy urban environment through community toilets under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, a component of the scheme.