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

Which of the following schemes was launched by the LIC in December 2001 with the object to lessen the burden of parents in meeting the educational expenses of their children ?

  1. Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana

  2. Janashree Bima Yojana

  3. Shiksha Sahayog Yojana

  4. Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana

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

The Shiksha Sahayog Yojana was launched by LIC in December 2001 to provide scholarships to children of parents living below the poverty line. It aims to reduce the financial burden of educational expenses.

Multiple choice

Which of the following schemes was launched by the LIC to provide life insurance protection, periodical lumpsum survival benefit and pension to the agricultural workers in India ?

  1. Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana

  2. Janashree Bima Yojana

  3. Mahila Kalyan Yojana

  4. Sampurna Arogya Bima Policy

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

The Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana was designed to provide social security benefits, including life insurance and pension, to agricultural workers.

Multiple choice

Which of the following schemes launched in the year 2000 by the LIC replaced Social Security Group Insurance Scheme (SSIGS) and Rural Group Life Insurance Scheme (RGLIS) ?

  1. Janashree Bima Yojana

  2. Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana

  3. Jan Arogya Bima Policy

  4. Raj Rajeshwari Mahila Kalyan Yojana

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

Janashree Bima Yojana was launched in 2000 by merging the Social Security Group Insurance Scheme and the Rural Group Life Insurance Scheme to provide better coverage to rural and urban poor.

Multiple choice

Dams or multipurpose water resource projects integrate development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy. Jawaharlal Nehru proclaimed dams as

  1. stepping stones to modern India

  2. temples of modern India

  3. economy developers of modern India

  4. gateway to modern India

  5. guiding lights of modern India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. Jawaharlal Nehru proudly proclaimed the dams as the ‘temples of modern India’ that would integrate development of agriculture and the village economy with rapid industrialisation and growth of the urban economy.

Multiple choice

What is the full form of NPS?

  1. New Pension Scheme

  2. National Portal Society

  3. No Public Scheme

  4. National Poverty Scheme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

NPS stands for the National Pension System, which is a government-sponsored pension scheme. The option provided reflects the common name used during its inception.

Multiple choice

The Swawlamban Scheme provides

  1. employment to rural women

  2. employment to urban women

  3. employment to disabled persons

  4. training and skills to women
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Swawlamban Scheme was launched to provide training and skills to women to help them become self-reliant and economically independent.

Multiple choice

Sangam Yojana is concerned with

  1. provision for clean drinking water

  2. provision for cleaning rivers

  3. promoting communal harmony

  4. helping the invalids
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sangam Yojana provides assistance and support to disabled persons (invalids), focusing on their rehabilitation and integration into society.

Multiple choice

________ project is to develop watersheds in India.

  1. NWDPRA

  2. NADPRA

  3. NADWRA

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

NWDPRA stands for National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas. It is a major initiative by the Indian government to improve agricultural productivity in rainfed regions.

Multiple choice

The National Service Scheme (NSS) aims at

  1. giving certificates to the students for helping them in admission

  2. to help educational institutions to organise camps

  3. involving students on a voluntary and selective basis in programs of social service and national development

  4. keeping the students busy in some activity or the other
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a central sector scheme designed to develop the personality of students through community service and social work.