Poverty test - 16

From a human development perspective, poverty means the denial of choices and opportunities most basic to human development to lead a long, healthy, creative life and to enjoy a decent standard of living, freedom dignity, self-esteem and respects of others

SHG's help the women and rural poor to become self-reliant. Self Help Groups are groups of rural poor people (especially women). The idea is to help them organize themselves, help them financially, provide them work, help them in other matters including domestic issues. Government provides such groups loans at very low interests and provides help to market the products of SHG. Hence, correct answer is option A.

NSSO stands for a national sample survey organization. It is the organization under the ministry of statistics of the government of India.

Functions of NSSO:

1. It conducts socio-economic surveys on various subjects like employment, consumer expenditure, health,
   unemployment, and medical services, etc.
   
2. It decides the topics to be covered in a particular survey found.
   
3. It conducts an annual survey of Industries every year.
   
4. It gives every year reports on the status of estimation of agriculture production in India.
   Hence, correct answer is option D.

1. The members of group can take small loan from the group itself to meet their needs.
2. The group charges Interest rate less than moneylenders which help them to repay their loan with great ease.
   
3. These group are organized by women of a rural area. So, these group gives special status to women.
   
4. These groups gradually can seek loans for the bank so as to create employment opportunities for its members.
   
5. Banks have been extending loans to these groups to meet their needs like buying fertilizers, seeds, raw materials etc.
   
6. These SHG have emerged as building blocks of the rural poor as it is the group as a whole which is responsible of the repayment of the loan. In case, of non-repayment it is taken up in a serious manner by the group members.
   

Hence, correct answer is option D.

While determining the poverty line in India, a minimum level of food requirement, clothing, footwear, fuel and light, educational and medical requirement etc. are determined for subsistence. The calorie needs vary depending on age, sex and the type of work that a person does. The accepted average calorie requirement in India is 2400 calories per person per day in rural areas. Hence, correct answer is option C.

NSSO stands for National Sample Survey Organisation which was established in 1950. It is an organisation working under the Ministry of Statistics of the Government of India.

Main functions of this organisation include: Survey panning, making sample designs, writing the schedules, formulation of concepts and definitions, formulation of framework, conducting training for the personals, formulation of scrutiny checkpoints, drawing up of tabulation programme, preparation of survey reports, data analysis and presentation, and undertaking studies for the improvement of survey methodology.

1:SHG (Self Help Group) important decisions in regard to loan and savings are taken by group members.
2:Self Help Groups issue loans at reasonable rate of interest.

In Self Help Groups, group members decide the savings and loan activity options.
SHG is a mutual help group.
They come together to solve their economic issues and earn income.