Civics Polity · General Awareness

Indian Government Initiatives

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Indian government initiatives cover national schemes for healthcare, education, rural housing, and cultural conservation. Test takers must understand the objectives and target demographics of various central and state programs. This is a highly scoring area in the general awareness section of SSC, banking, and PSC exams.

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Indian Government Initiatives Questions

Multiple choice

The objective of which of the following organizations is to promote cooperative marketing of agricultural produce to benefit the farmers and has farmers as its main members?

  1. NAFED

  2. TRIFED

  3. NABARD

  4. PMFAI
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

NAFED stands for National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. It was established on 2nd October, 1958 and is registered under the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act. NAFED was set up with the object to promote cooperative marketing of agricultural produce to benefit the farmers.

Multiple choice

Justice Wadhwa Committee is related to the functioning of which of the following?

  1. Mid Day Meal Scheme

  2. Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojna

  3. Indra Awas Yojna

  4. Public Distribution System
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Justice Wadhwa Committee, whose term was extended by six months in 2010, is reviewing the functioning of Public Distribution System. The Committee visited districts Cuddalore, Trichy, and Madurai, Karur, and the city of Chennai in the State of Tamil Nadu to study the Public Distribution System. The Committee also conducted public hearings at Chennai, Madurai and Trichy.

Multiple choice

JNNURM is a programme launched by the Government of India in order to

  1. provide employment to the urban homeless

  2. satisfy infrastructural needs of rural areas

  3. provide low cost food grains to rural poor

  4. improve quality of life and infrastructure in urban cities
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The full form of JNNURM is Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. It was launched in 2006 and aims at creating 'economically productive, efficient, equitable and responsive cities' by a strategy of upgrading the social and economic infrastructure in cities, provision of Basic Services to Urban Poor (BSUP) and wide-ranging urban sector reforms to strengthen municipal governance in accordance with the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a component of the Integrated Coastal Management Zone (ICZM) project financed by World Bank in India?

  1. Mapping of vulnerable and ecologically sensitive area

  2. National institute building and capacity strengthening

  3. Development and state level approaches in Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option '1' is correct as the national component of ICZM includes mapping, delineation and demarcation of hazard lines. It also includes delineation of coastal sediment cells. Option 2 is correct as it includes capacity building of state level agencies and institutions. Option 3 is wrong as it involves development and state level approaches in states of Gujarat, West Bengal and Orissa. Hence, option 3 is the answer as it is not a correct statement.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a rural development programme?

  1. TRYSEM

  2. DWACRA

  3. CRY

  4. RLEGP

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is the correct answer. Child Rights and You (CRY) is a non-profit organisation in India that aims to restore children's rights in India. It is not a rural development programme.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct about the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)?

  1. It aims at integrated development of villages where a majority of the population belongs to the scheduled castes.

  2. It aims at integrated development of villages where a majority of the population belongs to the scheduled tribes.

  3. It aims at integrated development of villages where a majority of the population belongs to the minorities.

  4. It was launched in Andhra Pradesh.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Option (1) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of the following programmes in India comes under the Department of Rural Development?

  1. Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)
  2. Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY)
  3. Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)
  4. National Social Assistance programme (NSAP)

  1. 1, 3 and 4

  2. 2 and 4

  3. 1, 2 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Ministry of Rural Development has three departments viz. Department of Rural Development, Department of Drinking Water Supply and Department of Land Resources.

Programmes under the Department of Rural Development:

  • Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
  • Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
  • Rural Housing (Indira Awaas Yojana)
  • DRDA Administration
  • Training Schemes
  • Promotion of Voluntary Schemes and Social Action Programme, organization of beneficiaries, advancement and dissemination of rural technology through CAPART
  • Monitoring mechanism
  • Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA)
Programmes under the Department of Drinking Water Supply:
  • Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme
  • Sector Reforms
  • Sub Missions
  • Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
  • Human Resource Development (HRD)
  • Management Information System (MIS)
  • Monitoring And Evaluation
  • Research And Development
  • Total Sanitation Campaign 2004
Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP), Desert Development Programme (DDP), Integrated Wasteland Development Programme (IWDP), etc. come under the Department of Land Resources. 
Multiple choice

Which of the following is/are correct about the National Population Policy 2000?

a. It includes giving free and compulsory education to all children of families below poverty line. b. It focuses on decreasing infant mortality rate. c. It aims at achieving universal immunisation of children against all preventable diseases.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both statements are correct. It focuses on decreasing infant mortality rate. It aims at achieving universal immunisation of children against all preventable diseases.

Multiple choice

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana has been launched from April1, 2008 for?

  1. Small & Medium Enterprises

  2. Employees State Insurance Corporation

  3. Farmers holding land below 1 hectare

  4. BPL families of Unorganized Sector Workers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was launched on April 1, 2008, for BPL families of unorganized sector workers. It provides health insurance coverage up to Rs 30,000 per family per year for hospitalization expenses.

Multiple choice

Nav Krishi is a programme by

  1. Door Darshan

  2. All India Radio

  3. NIC

  4. ICRISAT

  5. MANAGE
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nav Krishi was an agricultural program broadcast on Doordarshan, India's national public television broadcaster. The program aimed to educate farmers about modern agricultural practices, new technologies, and crop management techniques.

Multiple choice

The National Renewal Fund was created with a view to

  1. provide assistance to chronically sick industrial units

  2. provide retraining to those retiring under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme

  3. provide social benefits to the elderly

  4. provide financial assistance to poor farmers for upgradation of farm equipment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The National Renewal Fund (NRF) was established in 1992 to provide safety net measures for workers affected by industrial restructuring, particularly retraining and rehabilitation for those taking voluntary retirement from sick PSUs. It was not for sick units directly, elderly benefits, or farmers.