Poverty Alleviation and Social Welfare
This quiz focuses on the topic of Poverty Alleviation and Social Welfare in India during the Post-Independence Era.
Questions
Which five-year plan was launched in 1951 with the primary objective of poverty alleviation and social welfare?
- First Five-Year Plan
- Second Five-Year Plan
- Third Five-Year Plan
- Fourth Five-Year Plan
What was the main focus of the Second Five-Year Plan (1956-1961)?
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Industrialization
- Education and Healthcare
- Infrastructure Development
Which program was launched in 1971 to provide employment opportunities to the rural poor?
- Food for Work Program
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
- Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP)
- Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
What was the primary objective of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), enacted in 2005?
- Providing employment opportunities to rural households
- Improving rural infrastructure
- Promoting rural development
- Ensuring food security
Which scheme was launched in 1993 to provide financial assistance to below-poverty-line (BPL) families?
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
What was the main goal of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), launched in 2016?
- Providing free LPG connections to BPL households
- Promoting the use of clean cooking fuel
- Reducing air pollution
- Improving the health of women and children
Which mission was launched in 2014 to achieve open defecation-free (ODF) status in India?
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
What is the primary objective of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), launched in 2015?
- Providing affordable housing to urban poor
- Promoting rural development
- Improving sanitation and hygiene
- Ensuring food security
Which program was launched in 2018 to provide financial assistance to pregnant women and lactating mothers?
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
What is the main focus of the National Social Assistance Program (NSAP), implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development?
- Providing pensions to elderly, widows, and disabled persons
- Promoting rural development
- Improving sanitation and hygiene
- Ensuring food security
Which scheme was launched in 2005 to provide free and compulsory education to children aged 6 to 14 years?
- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
What is the primary objective of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, implemented by the Government of India?
- Providing nutritious meals to school children
- Promoting rural development
- Improving sanitation and hygiene
- Ensuring food security
Which program was launched in 2014 to provide skill development training to youth?
- Skill India Mission
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
What is the main focus of the National Health Mission (NHM), implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
- Improving healthcare services in rural and urban areas
- Promoting rural development
- Improving sanitation and hygiene
- Ensuring food security
Which scheme was launched in 2016 to provide financial assistance to farmers for crop insurance?
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)