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 full form of “RISI” is

  1. Rail Information Studies Industry

  2. Rural Industry for Shipping

  3. Rural Information Society Initiative

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

RISI stands for Rural Information Society Initiative, which is a project aimed at bridging the digital divide in rural areas.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are true about the National Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2006, which is now extended to all the districts of India?(1) NREGA was initiated by the Govt. of India in the year 1998 under its Bharat Nirman Programme. (2) The programme was launched only in two districts of each State of the country in the beginning. (3) NREGA now provides a guaranteed 130 days of employment to each individual who wants to have a job under the scheme.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. All 1, 2 and 3

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

None of the statements provided are accurate. NREGA was launched in 2005 (not 1998), it was not launched in only two districts (it was 200 districts initially), and it guarantees 100 days of employment (not 130).

Multiple choice

Which of the following statement(s) is/are True about the Grameen Pushti Yojana of the Govt. of India? (1) Scheme is aimed to provide nutritional food to children , pregnant woman and lactating mothers. (2) Scheme will be implemented in the State of Chhattisgarh only. (3) The finance for the scheme would be provided by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 & 2

  4. All 1,2 & 3

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

The Grameen Pushti Yojana was designed to address malnutrition among vulnerable groups, and it was initially targeted for implementation in specific states like Chhattisgarh.

Multiple choice

Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana is related to

  1. communication

  2. social integration

  3. linking of rivers

  4. development of highways
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana was an initiative focused on the development and connectivity of highways in India.

Multiple choice

What is Sugam, according to the Union Budget 2011-2012?

  1. A separate web-based facility to enable a direct, stand-alone interface for taxpayers with the I-T Department

  2. Aaykar Seva Kendra (ASK)

  3. A new scheme to provide assistance to states to modernise their stamp and registration administration.

  4. A new simplified income tax return form
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 The Union Budget 2011-2012 proposed to introduce a new simplified income tax return form 'Sugam'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following pairs of organisation and programme is not correctly matched?

  1. Brahmo Samaj-Womens education

  2. Ramkrishna Mission-Abolition of child marriage

  3. Parmahansa Mandali-Fighting untouchability

  4. Arya Samaj-Shuddhi Movement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, focuses on social service, education, and spiritual upliftment. While it advocates for social reform, the specific program of 'Abolition of child marriage' is not its primary defining historical program compared to the others listed.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a promotional and motivational measure suggested in the National Population Policy 2000?

  1. Reward Panchayat and Zila Parishad for promoting small family norm

  2. Incentive to adopt two child norm

  3. Couples below poverty line will be given health insurance plans

  4. Banning abortion facilities (looking at female infanticides)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The National Population Policy 2000 focused on voluntary measures, incentives, and health improvements to stabilize population growth. Banning abortion is not a policy measure; in fact, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act regulates it for health reasons.

Multiple choice

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) caters to

  1. Early Child care and Education alone

  2. Early child care and Education with five other components

  3. Early Child care and Education with four other components

  4. Early Child care and three other components
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme provides a package of six services: supplementary nutrition, immunization, health check-up, referral services, pre-school non-formal education, and health and nutrition education.

Multiple choice

The project Akshaya is related to

  1. information technology

  2. eradication of unemployment

  3. eradication of polio

  4. eradication of poverty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Project Akshaya is an initiative by the Kerala State IT Mission aimed at bridging the digital divide by providing computer literacy and IT services to the public.

Multiple choice

Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) is the major promoter of rural development in India and is functioning under the aegis of the ..

  1. Ministry of Agriculture

  2. Ministry of Finance

  3. Ministry of Rural Development

  4. Ministry of Urban Development
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

CAPART functions under the Ministry of Rural Development to promote and assist voluntary action in rural development. It acts as a bridge between the government and non-governmental organizations.