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) ?
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