Economics UPSC PYQ 1999

Question 1

Among which one of the following sets of social/religious groups is the extent of poverty the highest, as per Government statistics for the nineties?

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Muslims in Kerala, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

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Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

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Scheduled Castes in Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh, northern Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

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Christians in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam

Question 2

Tourism industry in India is quite small compared to many other countries in terms of India’s potential and size. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?

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Distances in India are too far apart and its luxury hotels are too expensive for western tourists

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For most of the months India is too hot for western tourists to feel comfortable

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Most of the picturesque resorts in India such as in the Northeast and Kashmir are, for all practical purposes, out of bounds

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In India, the infrastructure required for attracting tourists is inadequate

Question 3

Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether

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they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket

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they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year

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they belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste/tribe social group

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their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages

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