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

Consider the following statements regarding the Bachat Lamp Yojana:

  1. Bachat Lamp Yojana is a program to reduce the cost of compact fluorescent lamps sold to consumers.
  2. The difference in cost will be covered by the sale of Certified Emission Rights under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.
  3. The program is implemented by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.

Which of the given statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 1 & 2

  3. Only 1 & 3

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

Statement 1 is correct: Bachat Lamp Yojana is a program by the government of India to reduce the cost of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs, i.e., energy saving lights) sold to consumers. It aims to deliver CFLs at the cost of normal lightbulbs.

Statement 2 is correct: The difference in cost will be covered by the sale of Certified Emission Rights under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. Statement 3 is incorrect: The program is implemented through the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) by the India's Ministry of Power.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the full form of PURA?

  1. Perfect Urban Rural Association

  2. Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas

  3. Preferential and Uniform Re-enforcement Act

  4. Programme on Urban Rural Association

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

Full form of PURA is Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas

Multiple choice

India had taken a pledge towards strengthening the institutional mechanism for biodiversity conservation in the country with a sum of $10 million announced by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard. The name of this pledge is

  1. Rio Pledge

  2. Doha Pledge

  3. Hyderabad Pledge

  4. Delhi Pledge

  5. Kyoto Pledge

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

During the 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Hyderabad in 2012, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced the Hyderabad Pledge committing $10 million to strengthen institutional mechanisms for biodiversity conservation in India and developing countries. This was a significant moment for global biodiversity efforts, hosted by India.

Multiple choice

Choose the correct statement(s):

  1. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), initially mooted for 7 years (2005-2012), is run by the Ministry of Health.
  2. The mission has a special focus on 20 states.
  3. NFHS-II (National Family Health Survey-II) conducted a study on four major diseases prevailing in India, i.e., asthma, tuberculosis, jaundice, malaria.

  1. Only 1

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 2 and 3

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

The mission has a special focus on 18 states.

Multiple choice

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, the flagship programme of GOI, provides at least 100 days of wage employment in a year to a rural household. What is/are the key feature(s) of the scheme?

(a) Both skilled and unskilled work is involved. (b) 50% women participation is mandatory. (c) Only unskilled manual labour is allowed.

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only c

  3. All a, b and c

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only a
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Only skilled labour is allowed with one-third women participation. Therefore, it is correct.

Multiple choice

Rural Sanitation — Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) has been started by GOI. Which of the following statements are correct regarding TSC? (a) According to Census 2011, more than 50 per cent of rural households have latrine facilities. (b) The TSC renamed the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) aims to transform rural India into 'Nirmal Bharat' by adopting a community saturation approach and achieve 100 % access to sanitation for all rural households by 2022. (c) It is a part of NRHM.

  1. Only a and b

  2. Only b

  3. All of these

  4. Only b and c

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

TSC is not a part of NRHM, plus it was only 32.7 % rural households having latrine facilities. Therefore,  statement a and c are incorrect. Hence, the option is correct.

Multiple choice

The term "Inclusive Development" includes which of the following? (a) Only poverty alleviation (b) Poverty alleviation and employment generation (c) Health education and employment generation

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only b and c

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Inclusive growth/development basically means, broad based growth, shared growth, and pro-poor growth. It includes social inclusion along with financial inclusion. This option includes all factors, hence this is the complete answer.

Multiple choice

What were the objectives of launching a Mid Day Meal Scheme on 15th August, 1995? (i) To give a boost to universalisation of primary education. (ii) To maintain the attendance in schools. (iii) To improve nutritional status of children in primary classes.

  1. Only (i) and (iii)

  2. Only (ii) and (iii)

  3. Only (i) and (ii)

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

The primary objective of launching a Mid Day Meal Scheme is to give a boost to universalisation of primary education by increasing enrolment, attendance and retention, and also improving nutritional status of children in primary classes.

Multiple choice

Starting with the earliest. arrange the following schemes chronologically: (I) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana (ii) Rural Employment Generation Programme (iii) Sampoorna Grameena Rozgar Yojana (iv) National Food for Work Programme

  1. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

  2. (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

  3. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

  4. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct chronological order starting from earliest is: PMRY (1993-94), REGP (1995), SGRY (2001), NFFWP (2004). PMRY was launched first under the Eighth Plan, followed by REGP, then SGRY replaced it, and finally NFFWP was introduced.

Multiple choice

The implementation of which of the following programs is/was based on the concept of Self Help Groups (SHGs)?

  1. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna

  2. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

  3. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna

  4. National Food for Work Program

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

The implementation of Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna Programs was based on the concept of Self Help Groups (SHGs). So this is correct choice.

Multiple choice

National Executive Council of the National Mission for a Green India in October 2015 approved the Perspective Plans and Annual Plan of Operations submitted by

  1. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha

  2. Rajasthan, Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka

  3. Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

  4. Mizoram, Manipur, Jharkhand and Kerala

  5. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer is 4.