Poverty Alleviation Programmes
Economics ⇒ Government and the Economy
Poverty Alleviation Programmes starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how employment generation helps in poverty alleviation.
Describe one challenge faced by poverty alleviation programmes in India.
Explain how the Mid-Day Meal Scheme helps in poverty alleviation.
Explain the importance of monitoring and evaluation in poverty alleviation programmes.
Explain the importance of targeting in poverty alleviation programmes.
Explain the role of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in poverty alleviation.
Name any two poverty alleviation programmes implemented in urban areas of India.
Name one poverty alleviation programme that focuses on women empowerment.
Which of the following is a benefit of poverty alleviation programmes? (1) Increase in unemployment (2) Improvement in living standards (3) Decrease in literacy rate (4) Increase in malnutrition
Which of the following is a challenge in implementing poverty alleviation programmes? (1) Proper targeting (2) Corruption (3) Community participation (4) Adequate funding
Which of the following is a direct benefit of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana? (1) Free education (2) Clean cooking fuel (3) Free housing (4) Free electricity
Which of the following is a feature of MGNREGA? (1) Provides free education (2) Guarantees wage employment (3) Offers free healthcare (4) Provides housing loans
Fill in the blank: The ________ programme aims to provide skill development and employment to urban youth.
Fill in the blank: The ________ scheme aims to provide affordable health insurance to the poor.
Fill in the blank: The ________ scheme aims to provide employment to the urban poor through skill development and self-employment.
Fill in the blank: The ________ scheme aims to provide free and compulsory education to children aged 6 to 14 years, indirectly helping in poverty alleviation.
True or False: All poverty alleviation programmes in India are implemented only by the central government.
True or False: Poverty alleviation programmes in India focus only on rural areas.
True or False: The Antyodaya Anna Yojana provides highly subsidized food grains to the poorest of the poor.
True or False: The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) was started to provide self-employment to the rural poor.
