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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.

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Indian Government Initiatives Questions

Multiple choice

Which organisation educated kothapally villagers ?

  1. UNDP

  2. ICRISAT

  3. IUCN

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

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) led a successful watershed management project in Kothapally village. This initiative educated and helped the villagers implement sustainable agricultural and water-conservation practices.

Multiple choice

Celebration of International Yoga in India is done by which ministry?

  1. Ministry of Ayush

  2. Ministry of Civil Aviation

  3. Ministry of Communication

  4. Ministry of Human Resource and Development
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) is the nodal ministry responsible for organizing and coordinating the International Day of Yoga celebrations in India.

Multiple choice

Celebration of International Yoga in India is done by which ministry?

  1. Ministry of Ayush

  2. Ministry of Civil Aviation

  3. Ministry of Communication

  4. Ministry of Human Resource and Development
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Ministry of AYUSH is the Indian government body tasked with promoting traditional medicine and healthcare systems, including Yoga, and coordinates the national celebrations.

Multiple choice

What is the scheme of ministry of youth affairs & sports Government India?

  1. National youth crops

  2. National green crops

  3. Child care service

  4. Scout and guides
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The National Youth Corps (NYC) is a scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, aimed at channelizing youth power into nation-building activities. Note that the option contains a typo, spelling 'corps' as 'crops'.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management entrepreneurship: an introduction, nature, importance and problems functions and role of an entrepreneur entrepreneurs types of entrepreneurs

Name the initiative taken by ITC for impacting local communities with regard to the development of entrepreneurship?

  1. e-Chaupal

  2. Shakti

  3. Go green

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

e-Chaupal is a well-known initiative by ITC in India designed to empower farmers by providing them with real-time market information and connecting them to global markets, thereby fostering rural entrepreneurship.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management entrepreneurship: an introduction, nature, importance and problems functions and role of an entrepreneur entrepreneurs types of entrepreneurs

The Ministry oiSIdll Development and Entrepreneurship aims to skill on a large scale with speed and high standards in order to achieve its vision of a

  1. India Shining

  2. Garibi Hatao

  3. Skilled People

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

The Ministry of Skill Development and entrepreneurship aims to skill people on a large scale with speed and high standards training in order to achieve its vision of a skilled India. By providing with the required skills and vocational training, a skilled nation can be achieved.

Multiple choice economics the problem of poverty in india constraints in economic development of rajasthan programmes for poverty eradication poverty : challenge facing india poverty as a challenge

Select the incorrect statement related to the estimation of poverty in India, using the code given below:
1. The poverty line in India is income based.
2. The poverty line was originally fixed in terms of income/food requirements in 1978.
3. Food requirement was based on calorie standard for individuals in rural and urban areas in 1980-the cost of procuring the foodgrains equivalent calorie was fixed as the poverty line.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1,2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Calorie intake was made the basic for determining poverty in 1978 itself. It was stipulated that the calorie standard for a typical individual in rural areas were 2400 calories and was 2100 calories in urban areas. Two committees under the chairmanships of Prof. Suresh D. Tendulkar and Dr. N.C. Saxena have submitted their reports on methodology for estimation of poverty and methodology for conducting BPL census in rural areas, respectively. Presently, NITI Aayog is working on a new methodology.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which one of the following is true about Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana?

  1. A scheme for development of National Highway

  2. A scheme for Border Roads

  3. A scheme for village road connection

  4. A scheme for mountain road
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Under this scheme special provisions are made so that every village in the country is linked to a major town in the country by an all season motorable road.
Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

The major highway projects in India are implemented by which one of the following?

  1. CPWD

  2. PWD

  3. NHAI

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

The NHAI was constituted in 1988. It is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of National Highways. It was made operational in February 1995 and is currently undertaking the developmental activities under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) in phases.

Multiple choice social studies transport, communication and trade means of transport - roadways means of transport human environment - settlement, transport and communication

Which one of the following is given the special impetus under the Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana?

  1. Border Roads

  2. State Highways

  3. Rural Roads

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

  • Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojna is a nationwide scheme to connect all unconnected rural villages by roads. This was introduced in the year 2000.
  • It is under the authority of Ministry of Roads.

Multiple choice political science election and democracy elections in indian society methods or types of election election in indian democracy

In $1987$, State Assembly Elections Chaudhari Devi Lal promised to ___________________.

  1. Construct road

  2. Improve transport facility

  3. Introduce mid-day meal in the school

  4. Waive off agricultural loans
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 In the election campaign, Devi Lal said that if his party won the elections, the government would waive the loans of farmers and small businessmen. He promised that this would be the first action of his government.

Multiple choice geography basic problems of an economy introduction to natural resources (eco) understanding development: perspectives, measurement and sustainability resources - types and conservation

National Action Plan on Climate Change, 2008 (NAPCC) includes which of the following programmes:

1. National solar mission

2. National mission for enhanced energy efficiency

3. National mission for sustainable habitat

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) aims at creating awareness among the representatives of the public, different agencies of the government, scientist, industry and the community as a whole, on the threat posed by climate change and the steps proposed at the level of India to counter these changes. 
There are eight government missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change,2008 (NAPCC)
(1) National Solar Mission
(2) National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
(3) National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
(4) National Water Mission
(5)National Mission for sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem'
(6) National Mission for Green India
(7) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
(8) National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.
Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india strategy for poverty eradication programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge

Under which scheme are wages paid partly in kind, in the form of food grains, and partly in cash?

  1. Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)

  2. Food for Work Programme (FWP)

  3. National Programme of Mid-day Meals

  4. Krishi Shramik Suraksha Yojana (KSSY)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Food for Work Programme was specifically designed to provide employment in rural areas where wages were paid in a combination of food grains and cash to ensure food security.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india strategy for poverty eradication programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge

Poverty alleviation measures lacked people's participation and largely remained government sponsored programmes.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A common critique of Indian poverty alleviation programmes is that they were top-down, government-led initiatives that failed to incorporate sufficient community or stakeholder participation.

Multiple choice social science poverty : challenge facing india strategy for poverty eradication programmes for poverty eradication poverty as a challenge

Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with _________.

  1. promoting cottage industry in villages

  2. promoting employment among rural unemployed youth

  3. providing electricity to rural families living below the poverty line

  4. all of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The beneficiaries of Kutir Jyoti Scheme will have to pay the energy bills for energy utilised regularly as per the company's norms. The scheme has been started to light up BPL homes.