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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.

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

Which of the following schemes/ missions was launched to encourage reforms and planned development of certain identified cities in India?

  1. Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme

  2. Indira Awas Yojana

  3. Bharat Nirman

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was a massive city-modernization scheme launched by the Government of India under the Ministry of Urban Development to encourage reforms and fast-track planned development of identified cities.

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

Which of the following is not a social sector programme launched by the Govt of India?

  1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

  2. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

  3. Mid Day Meal Scheme

  4. Overseas Indian Citizenship Scheme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, NREGA, and Mid Day Meal are all social sector programmes aimed at education, employment, and nutrition. The Overseas Indian Citizenship Scheme is a policy regarding status and visa privileges for the diaspora, not a social sector welfare programme.

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

Which of the following is a popular woman empowerment programme in India?

  1. ASHA

  2. Swabhiman

  3. Mid Day Meal Scheme

  4. Self-Help Group
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Some of the Initiatives for Women Empowerment are given below:
(i) Swayamsiddha: Formation of self-help groups (SHGs); access to micro-credit and promoting micro-enterprises.
(ii). Swa Shakti: Centrally sponsored scheme since 1998. Aims at enhancing women's access to resources for better quality of life.
(iii). STEP : Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP).
(iv). Swawlamban: To provide training and skills to women to facilitate them to obtain employment or self-employment on a sustainable basis.
(v). Swadhar: Scheme launched in 2001-02 by the Central government to provide holistic and integrated services to a woman in difficult circumstances.

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

As per the reports published in newspapers, the Government of India has asked all the states to conduct a 'Social Audit' of each and every work of which of the following schemes?

  1. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

  2. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

  3. Indira Aawas Yojana

  4. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) mandates social audits to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the works at the Gram Panchayat level.

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

Which of the following is not an economic empowerment scheme launched by the Government of India for the benefit of various sections of society?

  1. STEP

  2. Swayamsidha

  3. KALPANA-1

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

STEP, Swayamsidha, and Swadhar are all schemes aimed at the economic or social empowerment of women. KALPANA-1 is India's first dedicated meteorological satellite.

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

Which of the following is implemented in India in all the districts of the country for providing employment for 150 days to those willing to do manual jobs in rural areas?

  1. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

  2. Bharat Nirman

  3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

  4. Swam Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provides guaranteed wage employment to rural households. While the Act guarantees 100 days of employment, some questions may reference extended provisions. PMGSY focuses on rural roads, Bharat Nirman is a umbrella infrastructure package, and SGSY was a self-employment program - none guarantee employment in the same way as MGNREGA.

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

The Government of India does not provide any direct financial assistance to which of the following schemes?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme

  2. Rural Health Mission

  3. Indira Awas Yojana

  4. Jeevan Sathi Yojana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

MGNREGA provides direct wage payments to workers, National Rural Health Mission funds healthcare services, and Indira Awas Yojana provides direct financial assistance for housing construction. 'Jeevan Sathi Yojana' appears to be a garbled or fictitious name - there is no central government scheme by this name. There may be confusion with some state-level insurance or small savings programs, but no direct central financial assistance scheme exists with this title.