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

What is the full form of NREGS?

  1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

  2. National Rural Employment Generation Scheme

  3. National Regional Employee Generation Scheme

  4. National Regional Employment Guarantee Scheme
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A Correct answer
Explanation

NREGS stands for National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which was launched in 2005 and later renamed as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). It guarantees 100 days of wage employment to rural households. The scheme is one of the world's largest public works programs.

Multiple choice

Which among the following schemes is not implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?

  1. Vande Mantram Scheme

  2. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Scheme

  3. Janani Suraksha Yojana

  4. Bal Vikas Pariyojana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bal Vikas Pariyojana is not implemented by Ministry of Health - it was under Ministry of Women and Child Development (now subsumed under Mission Vatsalya). The other options - Vande Mantram, ASHA, and Janani Suraksha Yojana - are all Health Ministry schemes.

Multiple choice

CAPART is engaged primarily with which one of the following in India?

  1. e - governance

  2. Share market

  3. Rural development

  4. Pollution control
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C Correct answer
Explanation

CAPART (Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology) is a government organization primarily engaged with rural development in India. It works with voluntary organizations to implement rural development and poverty alleviation programs. The other options (e-governance, share market, pollution control) are handled by different agencies.

Multiple choice

The problem of unemployment in rural areas is taken care of by

  1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

  2. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana

  3. Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

All three schemes - NREGS (employment guarantee), SGRY (wage employment), and SGSY (self-employment) - address rural unemployment through different approaches. NREGS provides guaranteed wages, SGRY creates community assets, and SGSY promotes self-employment entrepreneurship.

Multiple choice

Which scheme has been proposed for SC/ST students studying in classes IX and X under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in the 2011-12 budget announced in the Lok Sabha on March 28, 2011?

  1. Rastriya Swastha Bima Yojna

  2. Rajiv Awas Yojna

  3. Saakshar Bharat

  4. Pre-matric Scholarship
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This scheme is proposed for SC/ST students studying in classes IX and X under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in the 2011-12 budget announced in Lok Sabha on March 28, 2011. 

Multiple choice

Which proposal had proposed to bringing green revolution to eastern region in Budget 2011-12 which is announced in Loksabha on February 28, 2011?

  1. Approval being given to setup 15 more mega food arks during 2011-12.

  2. To improve the rice based cropping system in the eastern region, allocation of Rs. 400 crore has been made.

  3. Oil palm plantation.

  4. Promote animal based protein production.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To bring the green revolution in Eastern region, allocation of Rs. 400 crore has been made to improve the rice based cropping system in the eastern region. hence given option is correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is correct about Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?

  1. It aims to provide 150 days of wage employment to every household to ensure livelihood security in rural areas.

  2. The average wage given under this scheme in 2013-14 is Rs. 65.

  3. It provided employment to 220 crores person days of employment to 4.78 crore households.

  4. Half of the proposed jobs under this scheme have been reserved for women.

  5. None of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct statement. It provided employment to 220 crores person days of employment to 4.78 crore households.

Multiple choice

The aim of which of the following schemes launched in 1993 is to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?

  1. Integrated Rural Development Programme

  2. Training Rural Youth for Self Employment Programme

  3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme

  4. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana

  5. Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) was started in 1993. The aim of the programme is to create self employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns.

Multiple choice

The current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based on which of the following factors?

a. Redistribution of assets in rural areas b. Reduction of rural debt c. Promotion of economic growth d. Targeted anti-poverty programmes

  1. a, b, c and d

  2. a, b and c

  3. a, b and d

  4. a and b

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

This is the correct answer. The current anti-poverty strategy of the government is based broadly on two planks, which are promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty programmes.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. A family of five which is earning less than Rs. 1,640 per month in rural areas is considered to be living below the poverty line.

  2. The percentage of poor people has declined from 54.9% in 1973 to 26.1% in 2001.

  3. People who are unable to fulfill even the most basic needs like food, shelter and clothing are called the poorest of the poor.

  4. The poverty line for a person was fixed at Rs. 816 per month for the rural areas and Rs. 1000 for the urban areas in the year 2011-2012.

  5. For making comparisons between developing countries, WHO uses a uniform standard for poverty line.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is incorrect as for making comparisons between developing countries, the World Bank uses a uniform standard for the poverty line. This has been set as $1.25 per day.

Multiple choice

Which among the following ministries has been identified as the nodal ministry for National Mission on Bio-diesel?

  1. Ministry for Rural Development

  2. Ministry of Environment and Forest

  3. Ministry of Power

  4. Ministry of Petroleum and Oil resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Ministry of Rural Development was designated as the nodal ministry for the National Mission on Bio-diesel. This mission aimed to promote bio-diesel production in rural areas, creating livelihood opportunities while supporting renewable energy goals.

Multiple choice

The poorest of the poor can buy food grains such as wheat and rice, under the AAY government scheme introduced in year 2000, at which of the following rates?

  1. Wheat at Rs. 2.34 and Rice at Rs. 2.89

  2. Wheat at Rs. 2.80 and Rice at Rs. 3.77

  3. Wheat at Rs. 4.15 and Rice at Rs. 5.65

  4. Wheat at Rs. 2.00 and Rice at Rs. 3.00

  5. Wheat at Rs. 6.10 and Rice at Rs. 8.30
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct as the poorest of the poor can get wheat and rice under the AAY scheme introduced in the year 2000.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. PDS was introduced to provide proper nutrition to poor children.

  2. The Fair Price Shops purchase wheat and rice from farmers in those states which have surplus production.

  3. The FCI fixes an MSP to buy food grains from the farmers.

  4. Antyodaya ration cards are for the poorest of the poor.

  5. Rationing was introduced in India in the 1960s during acute food shortage, prior to the green revolution.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct. There are three types of ration cards and Antyodaya ration cards are for the poorest of the poor.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is correct about the National Food Security Act, 2013?

  1. It provides for creation of Fair Price Shops for rural areas.

  2. Under this act, 75% of rural population and 50% of urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security.

  3. It provides for creation of cooperatives for managing buffer stocks of food grains.

  4. Under this act, MSP will be declared on all food grains.

  5. It provides for punishing ration shop owners who are proven guilty of corruption in food distribution.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as under this act, 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security.