Kerala (1 mark) 5. Which organisation carries out survey for determining the poverty line? (a) NSSO (b) CSO (c) Planning Commission (d) None of the above 6. Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India? (a) Schedule castes (b) Schedule tribes (c) Casual labourers (d) All the above 7. Which two states of India continue to be the poorest states? (a) Madhya Pradesh‚ Jammu & Kashmir (b) Uttar Pradesh‚ Utarakhand (c) Orissa‚ Bihar (d) None of the above 8. Poverty line in rural areas
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one state to the next. National law gives states considerable power over defining who count as a “Scheduled Tribe” and who does not. As a result‚ the same group might be considered a scheduled tribe in one state‚ but not in the neighbouring state. In various parts of India Adivasis were incorporated into local states. In some cases they became the ruling families‚ in other the untouchable lower castes. Little is known about the relationship between
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CASTE SYSTEM AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN INDIA1 “I have no colour prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being‚ and that is enough for me; he can’t be any worse.” INTRODUCTION:The Castes are hereditary endogamous group with fixed traditional occupations‚ observing commensal prohibition and social restrictions on interaction. It is believed that there are about 3‚000 castes in the country. These castes are grouped as upper castes (like Brahmins
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facilities for education for children who are born and reach the school-going age. It was stipulated to achieve Universalization within 10 years from the introduction of Constitution and that is by 1960. But it is now more than three decades after the scheduled time. Now the problems with certain possible remedies to solve them have been discussed as follows: (1) Faulty Policy of Government: The constitutional directive is that states shall endeavour to provide free and compulsory education to all children
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Introduction : The era of dacoits like Fulan devi & Virappan have been passed away. It has been very nicely shown in the movie like Sholy & Bandit queen. The heinous crime like Dacoitey‚ Robbery‚ Murder‚ Rape are still there but even these dacoits‚ robberer have been changed there way of doing crime with the help of modern technology. Information & Technology Act 2000 has been enacted to combat the modern type of crime. Cyber criminal are come up & have been doing a huge damage
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a menace and social evil associated with traditional Hindu society. The term is used in India to talk about the public treatment of especially the Dalit communities‚ who face work and descent-based discrimination at the hands of the dominant Hindu castes. . It is being practiced since times immemorial and despite various efforts made by social reformers such as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar; and despite there being provision on abolition of untouchability in our Constitution under Article 17‚ the evil is still
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local legislatures. If the Bill is passed‚ one-third of the total available seats would be reserved for women in national‚ state‚ or local governments. In continuation of the existing provisions already mandating reservations for scheduled caste and scheduled tribes‚ one-third of such SC and ST candidates must be women. What is the argument in favour of the Bill? Its proponents say it would lead to gender equality in Parliament‚ resulting in the empowerment of women as a whole. Historically
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universal elementary education lies with the Central Government‚ the State Governments‚ the Local Bodies and voluntary organisations. Article 46: It provides for special care to the promotion of education and economic interests of the scheduled caste‚ scheduled tribes and the weaker sections of society. Article 337: This provides for special provision with respect to educational grants for the benefit of Anglo-Indian community. Article 350A: This article relates to facilities for instruction
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element of human poverty. A future state may be achieved wherein everybody is able to feed himself or herself. However‚ in the continuing presence of factors like illiteracy‚ lack of job opportunities‚ lack of access to proper healthcare and sanitation‚ caste and gender discrimination‚ etc.‚ such a state cannot be called a poverty-free state. 3. A decline: There has been a substantial decline in the poverty ratios in India from about 55 per cent in 1973 to 36 per cent in 1993. The proportion of people
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INDIA ’S GROWTH THROUGH ADVANCEMENT IN EDUCATION SECTOR Anjana dhingra* Dr.Abha mittal** *Research scholar‚sri Venkateshwara university‚gajraula **Supervisor‚ Maharaja agarsen college‚Delhi university. ABSTRACT Education in India today is nothing like it was in Pre-Independence and Post-Independence Era. Education System in India today went through a lot of changes before it emerged in its present form. Present education system in India is also guided by different objectives and
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