The per capita income has been low in India because:

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• In the context of Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. The growth rate of GDP has – steadily increased in the last five years. 2. The growth rate in per capita income has steadily increased in the last five years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [CSAT2011]
• With reference to the government's welfare schemes, consider the following statements: 1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice. 2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs. 75 per month as Central Pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Government 3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per below Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost. Which of these statements are correct? [IAS 2003]
• Which of the following are the main causes of slow rate of growth of per capita income in India? [IAS 1993] 1. High capital-output ratio 2. High rate of growth of population 3. High rate of capital formation 4. High level of fiscal deficits
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• Which of the following are not correct assessments of the decades of India's Five-Year Plans? 1. There has been very low capital formation 2. Growth has favoured the better off 3. Production has increased substantially though often falling short of targets 4. The public sector has contributed nothing to economic growth
• An underdeveloped economy is generally characterised by : 1. Iow per capita income 2. Iow rate of capital formation 3. Iow dependency figure 4. working force largely in the tertiary sector
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• The per capita income is obtained by:
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