NTSE Quiz on Poverty and Food Security

Thirty three years old Ram Saran works as a daily wage labourer in a wheat flour mill near Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around ₹1500 a month when he finds employment. This family of six - that includes his wife and four children aged between 12 years to six months his father a landless labourer, depends on Ram saran and his brother who lives in Hazaribagh. His life Santa Devi works as a maid and earn ₹800/- his elder son earn ₹300/- in a tea shop.

What do you understand by Social Exclusion?

In the 1970s, food security was understood as the availability: all times of adequate supply of basic food stuffs. Amartya Sen added a new dimension to food security and emphasised the access to food through what he called entitlements - a combination of what one can produce, exchange in the market along with state. India has become self sufficient in Foodgrains during the last 30 years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country. The food proused by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer section of the society. This is called the publie distribution system.

What is the other name for Ration shops?

What is the full form of MSP?

Which one is relevant to NFWP?

What is the historical reason for poverty in India?

What is Buffer Stock?

Consider the following statements: (i) National Food for work programme was launched on 2011. (ii) It is implemented in the backward districts of the country. (iii) It gives employment to annual unskilled workers. (iv) The collector is responsible for planning implementation, coordination and supervision of the programme. Which of the above statements are correct?

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What is the current anti-society strategy of the government based on?

What did policy initiatives like land reforms aimed at?

What does NSSO stand for?

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When is a person considered poor?

Thirty three years old Ram Saran works as a daily wage labourer in a wheat flour mill near Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around ₹1500 a month when he finds employment. This family of six - that includes his wife and four children aged between 12 years to six months his father a landless labourer, depends on Ram saran and his brother who lives in Hazaribagh. His life Santa Devi works as a maid and earn ₹800/- his elder son earn ₹300/- in a tea shop.

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Which among the following is/are the kinds of Ration cards?

Consider the following statements: (i) Low level of economic development under the colonial regime is a major course of poverty. (ii) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act provides 100 days assured employment every year. (iii) Green Revolution affected every parts of the country. (iv) PMRY aims at creating self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in small towns. Which of the above statements are correct?

What do you mean by PDS?

What do you mean by Chronic Hunger?

What does AAY stand for?

What is vulnerability to poverty?

What do you mean by Food Security?

What does poverty mean?

What kind of malpractices are done by the PDS dealers?

What do you mean by NREGA?

In the 1970s, food security was understood as the availability: all times of adequate supply of basic food stuffs. Amartya Sen added a new dimension to food security and emphasised the access to food through what he called entitlements - a combination of what one can produce, exchange in the market along with state. India has become self sufficient in Foodgrains during the last 30 years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country. The food proused by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer section of the society. This is called the publie distribution system.

In the wake of the high incidence of poverty levels as reported by the NSSO in the mid 1970's, which important food intervention programme(s) was / were introduced? (i) PDS (ii) ICDS (iii) FFW (iv) AAY Code-:

Why is Seasonal Hunger prevalent in rural areas?

What do you mean by 'Subsidy'?

In the 1970s, food security was understood as the availability: all times of adequate supply of basic food stuffs. Amartya Sen added a new dimension to food security and emphasised the access to food through what he called entitlements - a combination of what one can produce, exchange in the market along with state. India has become self sufficient in Foodgrains during the last 30 years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country. The food proused by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer section of the society. This is called the publie distribution system.

What is the full form of NHFS?

In the 1970s, food security was understood as the availability: all times of adequate supply of basic food stuffs. Amartya Sen added a new dimension to food security and emphasised the access to food through what he called entitlements - a combination of what one can produce, exchange in the market along with state. India has become self sufficient in Foodgrains during the last 30 years because of a variety of crops grown all over the country. The food proused by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer section of the society. This is called the publie distribution system.

Thirty three years old Ram Saran works as a daily wage labourer in a wheat flour mill near Ranchi in Jharkhand. He manages to earn around ₹1500 a month when he finds employment. This family of six - that includes his wife and four children aged between 12 years to six months his father a landless labourer, depends on Ram saran and his brother who lives in Hazaribagh. His life Santa Devi works as a maid and earn ₹800/- his elder son earn ₹300/- in a tea shop.