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Questions Related to 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


Correct Option: C

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


Correct Option: A

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


Correct Option: B

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.


Correct Option: D

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


Correct Option: C

For which of the following target groups, Indira Awas Yojana was launched?

  1. People living BPL

  2. Rural poor

  3. Urban poor

  4. Poor living in slums


Correct Option: C

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


Correct Option: C

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)


Correct Option: D

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


Correct Option: D

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


Correct Option: D