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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.

National health missionsEducation and disability schemesRural housing initiativesRenewable energy projectsCultural heritage policiesWildlife conservation programsFinancial assistance schemes

Indian Government Initiatives Questions

Multiple choice superlatives (biggest, highest, largest, smallest) : india and world superlatives and first in india and world general knowledge

A scheme of West Bengal government received a highest prize in UN public Scheme among 552 projects from around the world. Which one is it?

  1. Kanyashree Prakalpa Scheme

  2. Utkarsh Bangla Scheme

  3. Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana

  4. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Kanyashree Prakalpa scheme, a conditional cash transfer scheme aimed at improving the status and well-being of girls in West Bengal, won the UN Public Service Award in 2017.

Multiple choice geography position of rajasthan in indian economy physical features of rajasthan rajasthan - a general introduction physical features of india and rajasthan

Which of the following are the works of Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti for women empowerment?

  1. Residential facilities for tribal girls

  2. Education complex secondary level education for tribal girls

  3. Self Help Groups and micro credit

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti was founded by Pt. Jeevat Ram Sharma in the year 1981. Its main goal is to uplift the living standards of poor and tribal folk. It also provides Residential facilities for tribal girls, secondary level education for tribal girls, Self Help Groups and micro credit schemes.

Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a scheme launched by the Ministry of ______________.

  1. Finance

  2. Rural Development

  3. Commerce

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

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was implemented on April $1$, $2008$ by the Ministry of Labour, Govt of India. Under the scheme, all workers in unorganised sector in the BPL group and their families will be provided an insurance cover of Rs. $30,000$ per annum per family. The scheme has the provision of smart card to enable beneficiaries for cashless transaction of health care.

$75\%$ of the premium will be contributed by centre and remaining $25\%$ by states. $2$ states and Union Territories initiated the process to implement this scheme.

Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Which of the following is/are true about the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
(A) The Act is now known as Indira Gandhi National Runid Employment Guarantee Act.
(B) The Act is now applicable to all the districts of the country.
(C) Minimum wage fixed under this Act is now Rs 250 per day.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Only C

  4. All A, B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Act is now applicable to all districts (B is correct). It is not named after Indira Gandhi (A is false), and the minimum wage varies by state and is not fixed at 250 across the country (C is false).

Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Which of the following is not an employment-generating programme of the Government of India?

  1. NREGA

  2. SGRY

  3. DPAP

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

DPAP is not an employment-generating programme of the Government of India. The full form of DPAP is Drought Prone Areas Programme. It is launched by the Central Government in 1973-74. It is launched to support handle special problems of the drought prone areas.

Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Which of the following is the name of the organisations, created to provide full employment and self-reliance to the women folk in India?

  1. OECD

  2. ROSCA

  3. SVP

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

The Self-Employed Women's Association of India(SEWA) is a trade union for poor, self-employed women workers in India. SEWA was founded in $1972$ by the noted Gandhian and civil rights leader Dr Ela Bhatt. SEWA's main office was located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and it works in several states of India. SEWA members are women who earn a living through their own labour or small business. SEWA is strongly supported by the World Bank which holds it out as a model to be replicated elsewhere.

Multiple choice botany ecosystem energy flow in food chain food chain and energy flow energy flow in ecosystem

Which among the following missions of Government of India follow Perform, Achieve and trade mechanism?

  1. National Solar Mission

  2. National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency

  3. National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

  4. National Water Mission
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is a market-based mechanism under the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) designed to enhance energy efficiency in energy-intensive industries.

Multiple choice political science defence system of india introduction to defence and armed forces organisation of the defence forces defence forces of india central armed police forces second line of defence

___________ is a voluntary humanitarian organization providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities.

  1. Amnesty India

  2. Home Guards

  3. National Cadet Corps

  4. Indian Red Cross
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Red Cross is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network of over 700 branches throughout the country, providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promotes health & care of the vulnerable people and communities. The Mission of the Indian Red Cross is to inspire, encourage and initiate at all times all forms of humanitarian activities so that human suffering can be minimized and even prevented and thus contribute to creating more congenial climate for peace.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Which of the following is the goal of the Indira Aawas Yojana of the Govt of India?
(A) To provide dwelling units to people living Below Poverty Line (BPL)
(B) To make metro cities slum-free
(C) To provide housing facilities to the Central Govt employees.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (B) and (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Which of the following schemes is designed and launched to improve the living standards of the urban poor?
(A) Accredited Social Health Activist(ASHA)
(B) Janami Suraksha Yojana
(C) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana(VAMBAY)

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. All (A), (B) and (C)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) specifically targeted urban housing for the poor. ASHA and Janani Suraksha Yojana are health-focused schemes that also contribute to the welfare of vulnerable populations, including the urban poor.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

The Govt of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals?

  1. Improve mental health

  2. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria

  3. Reduce marriageable age for males to 18 years

  4. Promote gender equality and empower women
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on poverty, education, gender equality, health, and environmental sustainability. Reducing the marriageable age is not a recognized MDG goal.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

Examples of self employment programmes are ________.

  1. Rural Employment Generation Programme

  2. Prime Ministers Rozgar Yojana

  3. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Expanding self employment programmes and wage employment programmes are being considered as the major ways of addressing poverty. Examples of self employment programmes are Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP), Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) and Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).