Economic activities can lead to _________ of rural populace, there by aiding consumption.
A.
decreasing income
B.
increasing loss
C.
increasing income
D.
none
Answer»
C. increasing income
2.
Rural development is a ________ in nature.
A.
multi challange
B.
multi disciplinary
C.
multi acceptance
D.
none
Answer»
B. multi disciplinary
3.
Development of socio economic _______ will support economic development.
A.
Technology
B.
Education
C.
Infrastructure
D.
none
Answer»
C. Infrastructure
4.
In_______ areas, agriculture and allied activities are predominant.
A.
Urban
B.
Education
C.
Rural
D.
none
Answer»
C. Rural
5.
Rural development implies raising the _______ status of the rural population.
A.
Finance
B.
Economical
C.
Micro Finance
D.
none
Answer»
B. Economical
6.
Mahatma Gandhi had viewed development of rural areas through eradication of_______ .
A.
Poverty
B.
Education
C.
Voilance
D.
none
Answer»
A. Poverty
7.
Rabindranath Tagore's view towards development of people in villages was centred around creation
of_______ .
A.
Happiness
B.
Sadness
C.
Maddness
D.
none
Answer»
A. Happiness
8.
Under _________ approach, a specialized or a target group( say, comprised of marginal and small
farmers, landleas agriculture labourers) is undertaken and researched upon for whom special programmes are undertaken.
A.
Achievements
B.
Target
C.
Budget
D.
none
Answer»
B. Target
9.
______ approach presumes that the growth centers have a geographical spread effect that the
regions, which are deficient in terms of infrastructure or resources, needs to be adequately develope(D)
A.
Participatory
B.
Involvement
C.
joint Venture
D.
none
Answer»
A. Participatory
10.
GOI stands for_________
A.
Central Government
B.
Government of India
C.
State Governmennt
D.
none
Answer»
B. Government of India
11.
GOI is using_____ trinity to make the Government support available to the poor.
A.
POI
B.
MAS
C.
JAM
D.
none
Answer»
C. JAM
12.
Rural areas have _______ of hospital as compared to urban areas.
A.
quite less number
B.
quite max Number
C.
minimum number
D.
none
Answer»
A. quite less number
13.
CDD stands for______
A.
Community helper
B.
Community Driven Development
C.
Society
D.
none
Answer»
B. Community Driven Development
14.
Broad front approach is also called as_____ .
A.
Single chain Method
B.
Gossip Cluster
C.
the multi purpose strategy
D.
none
Answer»
C. the multi purpose strategy
15.
Broad front approach covers the major aspects like______ and ______ .
A.
only agiculture
B.
agriculture and allied occupations
C.
carpenter
D.
none
Answer»
B. agriculture and allied occupations
16.
Broad front approach was adopted by _____ .
A.
India
B.
Japan
C.
China
D.
none
Answer»
A. India
17.
CDP was also intended to bring about changes in the ________ and ______ .
A.
System and Strategy
B.
practices and procedures
C.
Planning and Implementation
D.
none
Answer»
B. practices and procedures
18.
Sectoral approach aimed at_____ in individual sector .
A.
infrastructural Planning
B.
Educational strategy
C.
development planning
D.
none
Answer»
C. development planning
19.
________ were launched under sectoral development programmes.
A.
PRA
B.
IAAP
C.
DRDA
D.
none
Answer»
A. PRA
20.
ICDP stands for ________ .
A.
Intensive Cattle Development Programme
B.
DRDA
C.
NGO
D.
none
Answer»
A. Intensive Cattle Development Programme
21.
Target approach is meant for _______ of the social and economic life.
A.
improvement
B.
development
C.
work in process
D.
none
Answer»
A. improvement
22.
Area development approach emphasis upon the development of _________ .
A.
developing country
B.
Developed region
C.
backward regions
D.
none
Answer»
C. backward regions
23.
________ is one of the major programmes formulated under Area development approach.
A.
DPAP
B.
PRA
C.
SHG
D.
none
Answer»
A. DPAP
24.
Package approach was ment to _______ agricultural production in the country.
A.
decreasing
B.
increase
C.
Flexible
D.
none
Answer»
B. increase
25.
Basic needs approach proposed the_______ of basic human needs.
A.
Success
B.
unsatisfactory
C.
satisfaction
D.
none
Answer»
C. satisfaction
26.
Inclusive rural development aims to enhance the _________ of all members of rural society.
A.
quality of education
B.
quality of life
C.
standard of living
D.
none
Answer»
B. quality of life
27.
________ dimension comprises of providing capacity building and opportunities for the poor and
low income rural households.
A.
finance
B.
geography
C.
Economic
D.
none
Answer»
C. Economic
28.
_________ dimension is concerned with provision of support and facilities for social development of
poor and low income rural households.
A.
economic
B.
history
C.
Social
D.
none
Answer»
C. Social
29.
________ dimension is concerns with improving opportunities for the poor and low income people in
rural areas.
A.
students
B.
teacher
C.
political
D.
none
Answer»
C. political
30.
In India _____ % of the population still lives in villages.
A.
65
B.
55
C.
45
D.
none
Answer»
A. 65
31.
Growing ______ between the urban and rural population can lead to political instability in the
country.
A.
adequacy
B.
inequality
C.
equitable
D.
none
Answer»
B. inequality
32.
Which strategy is not operation anywhere currently?
A.
implementation of resources
B.
Collectivization of resources
C.
none of the above
D.
all
Answer»
B. Collectivization of resources
33.
Which strategy envisions a Co-existence of a capitalist sector and a farmer sector?
A.
Unregulated capitalistic perspective
B.
Regulated capitalist perspective
C.
none of the above
D.
all
Answer»
B. Regulated capitalist perspective
34.
Which strategy advocates redistribution of land and overhaul of land relations?
A.
process of implementation
B.
Peasant agrarian perspective
C.
none of the above
D.
all
Answer»
B. Peasant agrarian perspective
35.
Which strategy is purely capitalist in perspective?
A.
Regulated capitalist perspective
B.
Unregulated capitalist perspective
C.
None of the above
D.
all
Answer»
B. Unregulated capitalist perspective
36.
According to which strategy, land holdings are equitably distribute(D)
A.
Uvi model
B.
uni-modal strategy
C.
X- Theory
D.
none
Answer»
B. uni-modal strategy
37.
As per which strategy a large number of small farms co-exist with a small number of large size
holdings.
A.
uni -model strategy
B.
bi-modal strategy
C.
tri- model processor
D.
none
Answer»
B. bi-modal strategy
38.
ADB stands for_____ .
A.
Asian Development Bank
B.
Punjab Nation Bank
C.
Urban area Development Banks
D.
none
Answer»
A. Asian Development Bank
39.
------------- is an example of target approach.
A.
NGO
B.
SHG
C.
SFAD
D.
none
Answer»
C. SFAD
40.
Which of this programme was launched to achieve increased agricultural production.
A.
DRDA
B.
PRA
C.
IAAP
D.
none
Answer»
C. IAAP
41.
Black soil is not very suitable for which crop?
A.
wheat
B.
Cotton
C.
Ground nut
D.
sugarcane
Answer»
C. Ground nut
42.
National Rural Development Institute is situated at ?
A.
Delhi
B.
Shimla
C.
Hyderabad
D.
Mumbai
Answer»
C. Hyderabad
43.
PURA scheme is related to
A.
Eliminating pollution from industrial clusters
B.
Providing Urban amenities in Rural areas
C.
PPP project utilization
D.
None
Answer»
B. Providing Urban amenities in Rural areas
44.
NABARD was set up in
A.
1892
B.
1992
C.
1995
D.
2000
Answer»
B. 1992
45.
1 acre is equal to how many square yards?
A.
3030
B.
4840
C.
2045
D.
4425
Answer»
B. 4840
46.
Ganga kalyan yojana started in which year ?
A.
1990
B.
1997
C.
1998
D.
2000
Answer»
B. 1997
47.
Who have written the book “Capital and Growth” ?
A.
R. Rodon
B.
Hicks
C.
Adam Smith
D.
Marshall
Answer»
B. Hicks
48.
Uttar Pradesh is divided into how many districts?
A.
65
B.
75
C.
85
D.
95
Answer»
B. 75
49.
Which of the following is known as summer crops?
A.
Rabi crops
B.
Zaid crops
C.
Kharif Crops
D.
None of the above
Answer»
B. Zaid crops
50.
Under the Ambedkar Vishesh Rozgar Yojana (AVRY), the unit cost of the project will not be
lower than
A.
Rs. 50000
B.
Rs. 60000
C.
Rs. 75000
D.
Rs. 100000
Answer»
A. Rs. 50000
51.
National Rurban Mission was launched by PM Modi in which state ?
A.
Gujarat
B.
New Delhi
C.
Chhattisgarh
D.
Haryana
Answer»
C. Chhattisgarh
52.
The magazine ‘Panchayat Darpan’ launched to monitor the progress of which Yojana?
A.
Bhamashah Yojana
B.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
C.
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
D.
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
Answer»
C. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
53.
Which year is the deadline for completion of PMGSY(Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) ?
A.
2015
B.
2017
C.
2018
D.
2019
Answer»
D. 2019
Chapter: Rural Development Planning and Management
54.
Who among the following first launched self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkgage programme?
A.
RRB’s
B.
NABARD
C.
SBI
D.
RBI
Answer»
B. NABARD
55.
Which of the following banks are part of the famous SHG-Bank linkage programme for
microfinance in India ? 1. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) 2. Cooperative banks 3. Commercial banks Select the correct option from the codes given below:
A.
1 & 2
B.
2 &3
C.
1 & 3
D.
1,2 & 3
Answer»
D. 1,2 & 3
56.
How many members are there in one Self Help Group?
A.
1 - 5
B.
10 - 20
C.
20 – 25
D.
5 - 10
Answer»
B. 10 - 20
57.
One of the delivery channel for Micro Finance is SHG model. SHG means?
A.
Saor help Group
B.
Self help Group
C.
Sake Help Group
D.
Self Hope Group
Answer»
B. Self help Group
58.
How much percent of SHG consists exclusively of women?
A.
90%
B.
50%
C.
80%
D.
25%
Answer»
A. 90%
59.
When was Self Help Group introduced in India?
A.
1996
B.
1992
C.
2020
D.
1999
Answer»
B. 1992
60.
Which of the following are the roles of Self Help Groups?
A.
Income generation for poor
B.
Access to bank for poor, financial inclusion
C.
Social Upliftment of marginal sections
D.
All of these
Answer»
D. All of these
61.
Self Help groups is related to which of the following models?
A.
banking model
B.
Indian microfinance Model
C.
Financial Inclusion Model
D.
VK Mehta Model
Answer»
B. Indian microfinance Model
62.
Which of the following is another name for Self help groups?
A.
Mutual Aid
B.
Support groups
C.
groups of people
D.
All of the above
Answer»
D. All of the above
63.
Who among the following has pointed out the contradictory nature of the terms “self-help”
and “support”?
A.
Michel K Bartalos
B.
(C) Everett
C.
Thomas Bent
D.
None of the above
Answer»
A. Michel K Bartalos
64.
In an SHG, most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by
___________.
A.
BAnk
B.
Group memebers
C.
Co-operative Society
D.
None of the above
Answer»
B. Group memebers
65.
Which of the following states in India is at the top in the list of those who availed credit through Self Help Groups (SHGs) ?
A.
Andhra Paradesh
B.
GOA
C.
Kerala
D.
None of the above
Answer»
C. Kerala
66.
Saving per member of a SHG varies from Rs _____ to Rs _____ or more, depending upon the
ability of the people to save.
A.
10;45
B.
25; 100
C.
10; 65
D.
None of the above
Answer»
B. 25; 100
67.
Farmers cannot retain the produce for a long time they have to sell it immediately. Which defect of agriculture is shown in this system
A.
Unregulated market
B.
Distress sale
C.
Lack of information
D.
False weight
Answer»
B. Distress sale
68.
A small loan amount given to low-income household or group is known as.
A.
Cash credit
B.
Micro credit
C.
Rural credit
D.
Simple credit
Answer»
C. Rural credit
69.
Which microfinance institution is known as the Universal Bank?
A.
Bandhan Financial Services Private Ltd
B.
Arohan Financial Services Private Ltd
C.
Disha Microfinance Private Ltd
D.
SKS Microfinance Private Ltd
Answer»
A. Bandhan Financial Services Private Ltd
70.
The formal sources of credit do not comprise of
A.
Cooperatives
B.
Employers
C.
Banks
D.
None of the above
Answer»
B. Employers
71.
The informal sector loans incorporate
A.
State Bank of India
B.
Moneylenders
C.
NABARD
D.
(A) and (B)
Answer»
B. Moneylenders
72.
What option block the poor to get bank loans?
A.
Absence of collateral
B.
High rates of interest
C.
Complexity of procedure
D.
None of the above
Answer»
A. Absence of collateral
73.
In the self-help group, the loan and saving decisions are taken by
A.
Government
B.
Non-government organisation
C.
Bank
D.
Group members
Answer»
D. Group members
74.
In India, which organizations take care of the agriculture and rural development credits
needs?
A.
IDBI
B.
NABARD
C.
ICAR
D.
FCI
Answer»
B. NABARD
75.
With regard to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD), consider the following statements: 1.Its main objective is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. 2.Its members include both most developed and emerging nations.
A.
1 only
B.
2 only
C.
Both 1 and 2
D.
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer»
C. Both 1 and 2
76.
With reference to the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) or Disha, consider the following statements:
1.It aims to coordinate with Central and State and local Panchayat Governments, for successful and timely implementation of the schemes. 2.The Chairperson of the committee will be nominated by the Prime Minister Office. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A.
1 only
B.
2 only
C.
Both 1 and 2
D.
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer»
A. 1 only
77.
Which among the following statement best describes NGO-DARPAN:
A.
It provides interface between NGOs and foreign governments.
B.
It is a government-maintained NGO working to promote social audit.
C.
It is a portal which provides interface between NGOs and the key government ministries and departments.
D.
It is an NGO working against false cases of dowry.
Answer»
C. It is a portal which provides interface between NGOs and the key government ministries and departments.
78.
Planning deals with ……………………
A.
Target
B.
Process
C.
resources
D.
All
Answer»
D. All
79.
Methods to rural planning include………….
A.
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
B.
Community development
C.
Both A & B
D.
None of them
Answer»
C. Both A & B
80.
----------------is a development course designed to create condition of economic and Social
progress for the whole community with its active participation.
A.
Community development
B.
PRA
C.
Target Commission
D.
DRDA
Answer»
A. Community development
81.
………………….is the principal organ at the district level to manage and oversee the
implementation of different anti poverty programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development
A.
PRA
B.
DRDA
C.
Planning Commission
D.
Target approach
Answer»
B. DRDA
82.
Under the DRDA administration Scheme the salary and administrative expenses od DRDA
are funded on a ……………….basis between Centre and State Government.
A.
75:25
B.
50:50
C.
60:40
D.
20:80
Answer»
A. 75:25
83.
……………..refer to an organization formed by a group of private person ,registered under the society registration Act of 1860 and recognized by government for performing some of the function or allocated work on behalf of government.
A.
DRDA
B.
PRI
C.
NGO
D.
SHG
Answer»
C. NGO
84.
NGO’s with Services Orientation focus on ………….
A.
needs of the poor
B.
provision of healthcare
C.
empowering poor people
D.
Local participation
Answer»
A. needs of the poor
85.
NGO’s with Charitable Orientation focus on …………
A.
needs of the poor
B.
provision of healthcare
C.
empowering poor people
D.
Local Participation
Answer»
B. provision of healthcare
86.
NGO’s with Service Orientation focus on …………
A.
needs of the poor
B.
provision of healthcare
C.
empowering poor people
D.
Local Participation
Answer»
B. provision of healthcare
87.
……………is defined as a self governed, peer controlled information group of people with similar socio economic background and having desire to collectively perform common purpose.
A.
SHG
B.
NGO
C.
PRI
D.
DRDA
Answer»
B. NGO
88.
India’s tryst with rural planning is visible in 5 year plans prepared by …………….
A.
Planning Commission
B.
Deputy Commission
C.
Police Commission’
D.
Management
Answer»
A. Planning Commission
89.
Union Budget as well as state budgets lay down their rural development plans along with
………………
A.
Prescribed Budget
B.
Sales Budget
C.
Cash Budget
D.
Purchase Budget
Answer»
A. Prescribed Budget
90.
……………….. duties of DRDA
A.
Empower of Panchayat Raj Institution
B.
Provide the Health Education
C.
Provide Free Books
D.
None of the above
Answer»
A. Empower of Panchayat Raj Institution
91.
An effective delivery agency is required, which can implement……………
A.
anti poverty programmes
B.
Educational Programmes
C.
Anti Surgeon Matrix
D.
None of them
Answer»
A. anti poverty programmes
92.
The District Rural Development Agency is visualized as a …………………….agency.
A.
specialised and Professional
B.
Educational and Healthcare
C.
Trained and Technical
D.
Industries and Cyber
Answer»
A. specialised and Professional
93.
The role of ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, will therefore be distinct from all the other agencies including Zilla Parishad.
A.
DRDA
B.
SHG
C.
NGO
D.
PRA
Answer»
A. DRDA
94.
DDPO Stands For………………
A.
District Development and Panchayat Officer
B.
Development of District Police officer
C.
Deputy District Police Office
D.
None of the above
Answer»
A. District Development and Panchayat Officer
95.
……………….will ordinarily be a society registered under a societies Registration Act.
A.
DRDA
B.
SHG
C.
NGO
D.
PRA
Answer»
A. DRDA
96.
…………………………wing is headed by the Project officer and has Assistant Project Officer’s in
the field of palnning, Social Mobalisation, Credit & Technology.
A.
Self Employment
B.
Wage employment
C.
Women’s
D.
Engineering Wing
Answer»
A. Self Employment
97.
……………………..falls under the overall control of the CEO.
A.
Self Employment
B.
Wage employment
C.
Women’s
D.
Engineering Wing
Answer»
D. Engineering Wing
98.
……………………..wing programs should related to planning, monitoring, and vigilance by a
technical wing.
A.
Self Employment
B.
Wage employment
C.
Women’s
D.
Engineering Wing
Answer»
B. Wage employment
99.
………………..are instrumental in providing a more “human” face to the aspect of rural
development.
A.
DRDA
B.
SHG
C.
NGO
D.
PRA
Answer»
C. NGO
100.
………………..are not subject to much pressure from change in poplitics.
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