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 Ministries of the Union Government gives the Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards every year?

  1. Human Resources Development

  2. Information & Broadcasting

  3. Tourism & Culture

  4. External Affairs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Recently the Publications Division, Ministry of I&B has invited entries under Bharatendu Harishchandra Award scheme for the year 2007 and 2008 respectively. The last date for receipt of entry in the Publications Division is 20th November, 2009.

Multiple choice

Which of the following has launched the project �HighNoon� in association with the government of India to assess the impact of the retreat of Himalayan glaciers and possible changes of monsoon on distribution of water resources in north India?

  1. European Union

  2. Greenpeace

  3. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

  4. United Nations Environment Programme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The HighNoon project, a collaboration between the EU and India, will evaluate the impact of the retreat of Himalayan glaciers and potential changes in the Indian summer monsoon on the spatial and temporal distribution of water resources in northern India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following was in news recently for launching the �Izzat� Scheme?

  1. National Commission for Women (NCW)

  2. Indian Railways

  3. Ministry of Women and Child Development

  4. State Bank of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Railways launched on August 1 the �Izzat� monthly season tickets (MSTs) for Rs. 25 to persons working in the unorganised sector with a monthly income not exceeding Rs. 1, 500. The MST would include all surcharges and would be issued for travel up to 100 km.

Multiple choice

Directions: Identify the part with an error.

  1. The most of the early attempts

  2. to raise computer literacy in rural India

  3. have been funded by

  4. non-governmental organisations.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Avoid using unnecessary article “the” as we are not being definite.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana' ?

(a) Scheme is for Below Poverty Line families. (b) People are provided cooked meals under the scheme. (c) All beneficiaries of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are covered in this scheme.

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (a) & (c)

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

Antyodaya Anna Yojana provides highly subsidized food grains to the poorest of the poor families. It does not provide cooked meals, and it is not linked to NREGA beneficiaries.

Multiple choice

A National Development Fund was created by the Government of India a few years ago. What was the purpose of the fund?

  1. Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare and employment.
  2. Capital investments in selected profitable PSEs to yield adequate returns.
  3. To fund revision in pay structure of Central Government employees.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. Both 1 and 2

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

The National Development Fund was established to support social sector projects like education and healthcare, rather than funding government pay revisions.

Multiple choice

As per the news in major financial newspapers a 'Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana' is launched in Delhi and Haryana States for members of unorganized sectors. Under the scheme each family is likely to get the benefit of Rs.………

  1. 15,000

  2. 20,000

  3. 25,000

  4. 30,000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) provided a health insurance cover of Rs. 30,000 per family per year for BPL families in the unorganized sector.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is correct about the Janani Suraksha Yojana?

  1. It is a safe motherhood programme with a view to promote institutional delivery with the special focus on below poverty line and SC/ST pregnant women

  2. It isto promote employment among women in rural areas

  3. It is to take care of women during their juvenile period

  4. It is to take care of women during the aged period
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Janani Suraksha Yojana is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery.