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 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.

Multiple choice

What is the target group for the Annapurna Scheme launched in 2000?

  1. Backward blocks

  2. Poorest of the poor

  3. Priority households

  4. Defence personnel

  5. Indigent senior citizens
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the Annapurna Scheme launched in 2000 targets the indigent senior citizens. It provides them with free 10 kg of food grains per month.

Multiple choice

In which of the following rules can one find the regulations regarding demolition of obstructions caused by tall buildings and trees?

  1. Aircraft rules, 1937

  2. Aircraft public health rules, 1954

  3. Aircraft rules, 1994

  4. Aircraft act, 1994
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Aircraft Rules, 1994 contain regulations regarding demolition of obstructions caused by tall buildings and trees. These rules are framed under the Aircraft Act, 1934 to ensure safety of aircraft operations by removing physical obstacles near airports and flight paths. The Aircraft Act is the enabling legislation, while the Rules provide specific implementation details including obstruction removal procedures.

Multiple choice

GPY stands for

  1. Grameen Pushti Yojana

  2. Grameen Pushti Yog

  3. Grameen Pushal Yozna

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

GPY stands for Grameen Pushti Yojana, a nutrition support program in Bangladesh. Option A is spelled correctly and accurately represents the acronym's expansion. Option B has a typo ('Yog' instead of 'Yojana') and Option C has multiple spelling errors.

Multiple choice

The campaign education for all is a program og

  1. World Bank

  2. NCERT

  3. Ministry of human resource development government of india

  4. UNICEF
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The 'Education for All' campaign was launched by UNICEF globally to promote universal primary education. While India has its own Education for All program under the Ministry of HRD, the international campaign is primarily associated with UNICEF's initiatives worldwide.

Multiple choice

National Policy for Farmers 2007 is formulated based on the recommendations of

  1. Committee on Financial Inclusion

  2. Vaidyanathan Committee

  3. Forward Market Commission

  4. Working Group on Agriculture

  5. National Commission on Farmers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The National Policy for Farmers 2007 was formulated based on the recommendations of the National Commission on Farmers (NCF), chaired by Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. The other options are unrelated: Committee on Financial Inclusion (banking access), Vaidyanathan Committee (cooperative banks), Forward Market Commission (commodity derivatives regulation), and Working Group on Agriculture is too generic.

Multiple choice

The Swaminathan Committee dealt with the formulation of the

  1. health policy

  2. population policy

  3. agricultural policy

  4. education policy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Swaminathan Committee, officially known as the National Commission on Agriculture (NCA), was constituted in 1971 under the chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan. This committee played a crucial role in formulating India's agricultural policy during and after the Green Revolution, focusing on modernizing farming techniques, improving crop varieties, and enhancing agricultural productivity to achieve food self-sufficiency.