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Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

The purpose of which of the following programmes is to provide a single-point light connection to the rural poor?

  1. Swajal Dhara

  2. Sangam Yojana

  3. Kutir Jyoti

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

Kutir Jyoti is a government scheme specifically designed to provide single-point electricity connections to rural households living below the poverty line.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt of India is a scheme to improve the performance of the agricultural sector?

  1. National Horticulture Mission

  2. Pulse Polio Abhiyan

  3. Old Age Pension Scheme

  4. Bharat Nirman Yojana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The National Horticulture Mission was launched to promote holistic growth of the horticulture sector through research, technology promotion, and infrastructure development.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Under the Annapurna Scheme, how much food grain is provided to an eligible person every month?

  1. $5$kg

  2. $10$kg

  3. $15$kg

  4. $20$kg
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Annapurna Scheme provides 10 kg of food grains per month free of cost to senior citizens who are eligible but not covered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

AGMARK is __________.

  1. a cooperative for egg production

  2. regulated agricultural market

  3. farmer's cooperative

  4. a quality guarantee stamp for commodities like eggs, ghee, honey etc.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

AGMARK is a certification mark employed on agricultural products in India, assuring that they conform to a set of standards approved by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Which of the following schemes has been launched to make cities free from slums?

  1. Indira Awas Yojana

  2. Bharat Nirman

  3. Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana

  4. Pradhan Mantri Aadarsha Gram Yojana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana was specifically launched to provide housing and basic amenities to slum dwellers, aiming to make cities slum-free.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Which of the following is the scheme for providing electricity connections to all the rural households in the country?

  1. ASHA

  2. Swadhar

  3. Kutir Jyoti

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

Kutir Jyoti is the specific scheme aimed at providing electricity connections to rural households, particularly those below the poverty line.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Consider the following statements about SABLA scheme.
(A) It replaces Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY) in all districts.
(B) It is being implemented in $200$ districts at present.
(C) It is a scheme for empowerment of adolescent girls.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (A) and (B)

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

SABLA (Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls) was launched to empower adolescent girls. It replaced the Kishori Shakti Yojana and the Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls in selected districts.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv Awas Yojana?

  1. To provide affordable houses to people living BPL

  2. To provide affordable houses to rural poor

  3. To provide affordable houses to minorities

  4. To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Rajiv Awas Yojana was launched by the Government of India to provide support to states that are willing to assign property rights to people living in slums, aiming for a slum-free India.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

Which of the following is correct about the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana?
(A) The scheme was launched in a few backward states only.
(B) The aim of the scheme was to provide electricity to all villages having a population of $5000$ and above.
(C) The scheme achieved its target in less than $10$ years time.

  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

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

The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana aimed to provide electricity to all rural households, not just those with a population of 5000 and above, and it was a nationwide scheme rather than limited to a few backward states.