Employment and Welfare Schemes One Liner Questions & Answers
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| 1 | What is the name of World’s largest Health Care Scheme launched by Government of India in 2018? | Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna |
| 2 | In case of critical illness, health insurance cover per family per year under the scheme Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthaya Bima Yojana is – | 4.50 lakhs |
| 3 | ‘Mission Indradhanush’ launched by the Government of India pertains to – | Immunization of children and pregnant women |
| 4 | The National Rural Health Mission was launched on – | April 12, 2005 |
| 5 | The National Rural Health Mission aims to reduce Infant Mortality Rate to – | 30 per 1000 live births by 2012 |
| 6 | Under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Scheme, a village-level health worker is known as – | ASHA |
| 7 | National Health Policy was announced in – | 1983 |
| 8 | According to the National Family Health Survey 3, private medical sector is the primary source of healthcare in India for – | 70% households in urban areas |
| 9 | Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), launched in 1975 in India, is a scheme implemented by – | The Ministry of Women and Child Welfare |
| 10 | ‘Integrated Child Development Services’ scheme was started in the year – | 1975 |
| 11 | The foundation of what is being claimed as India’s biggest Global skill park was laid in July 2017 in – | Bhopal |
| 12 | The National Programme launched on October 10, 2019, by the Indian Government to encourage talented children to enrich their skills is – | DHRUV |
| 13 | The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by – | NITI Aayog |
| 14 | What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’? |
Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies
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| 15 | Who heads the panel on National Education Policy constituted in June 2017 by the Human Resource Development Ministry? | K. Kasturirangan |
| 16 | The ‘Apna Gaon, Apna Kam’ scheme was launched on – | 1 January, 1991 |
| 17 | Saubhagya Yojana is concerned with – | Provision of free electricity to BPL families |
| 18 | ‘Pradhan Mantri’ Jan-Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for – | Promoting financial inclusion in the country |
| 19 | Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana was launched in India on – | 28th August, 2014 |
| 20 | Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched on May 1, 2016. In which district of Uttar Pradesh it was launched by the Prime Minister? | Ballia |
| 21 | The ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme has been launched in India in – | January, 2015 |
| 22 | Which State has launched ‘Bhagyashree’ scheme for girl child? | Maharashtra |
| 23 | Which State Government has rolled out ‘Rupashree Scheme’ for marriage of poor girls? | West Bengal |
| 24 | ‘Swadhar’ is the scheme for – | Women in difficult circumstances |
| 25 | For the empowerment of women Indira Mahila Shakti Nidhi was launched on – | 18 December, 2019 |
| 26 | Mahila Samriddhi Yojana was started in India in – | 1993 |
| 27 | The nation-wise breast-feeding programme ‘MAA’ has been launched by which Union Ministry? | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 28 | The ambitious scheme launched in June 2011 by the Government of India to provide free healthcare facilities to pregnant women and infants has been named as – | Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram |
| 29 | Atal Bhu-Jal Scheme was launched on 1 April 2020 by the Government of India, with assistance of – | World Bank |
| 30 | ‘Hariyali Yojana’ is related to – | Water Management |
| 31 | ‘Bharat Nirman Yojana’ is related to – | Infrastructure development |
| 32 | The targets set for achievements under the Bharat Nirman Yojna are to be realized by the end of – | 2009 |
| 33 | The National Rural Drinking Water Programme is one of the components of – | Bharat Nirman |
| 34 | Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is associated with revamping of – | Urban infrastructure |
| 35 | Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is associated with – | Disable Persons |
| 36 | The main objective of ‘Sangam Yojana’ is – | To increase welfare of handicapped person |
| 37 | ‘Sankalp’ project is associated with the eradication of – | AIDS/HIV |
| 38 | A village in the plain area of India comes under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, if its population is more than – | 500 |
| 39 | The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is – |
To develop community life in villages which are not well connected with roads
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| 40 | ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana’ aims at – |
Meeting rural needs like primary education, health care, drinking water, housing, rural roads
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| 41 | The pilot project for rural development was started in the year – | 1948 |
| 42 | The Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rural work programme, was first started in – | Maharashtra |
| 43 | The Employment Assurance Scheme envisages financial assistance to rural areas to guarantee employment to at least – |
One man and one woman in a rural family living below the poverty line
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| 44 | TRYSEM is a program of – | Rural Development |
| 45 | The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) has been created under – | NABARD |
| 46 | Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana was started in the year – | 1999 |
| 47 | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in – | 2005 |
| 48 | NREGA was renamed ‘MNREGA’ on – | 2nd October, 2009 |
| 49 | National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme is different from other employment programmes, because – |
It is not only an employment scheme but also a legal law
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| 50 | Under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a number of days for which an employment guarantee during one year has been given is – | 100 days |
| 51 | When was the Community Development Program started in India? | 2nd October, 1952 A.D. |
| 52 | Antyodaya Programme was started first of all in the State of – | Rajasthan |
| 53 | When was the ‘PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana’ launched for the purpose of pensions to small and marginal farmers? | 12 September, 2019 |
| 54 | Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna provides social security to – |
All landless laborers living below the poverty line in rural areas.
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| 55 | Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) was launched on – | 2 October, 2007 |
| 56 | Swachh Bharat Abhiyan aims to achieve the target of ‘Clean India’ by the year – | 2019 |
| 57 | Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has been launched in India in – | October, 2014 |
| 58 | ‘Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan’ is a national campaign to – |
Eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers
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| 59 | ‘National Social Assistance Programme’ is aimed at – | Old age pension for very poor |
| 60 | Time span of ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’ is – | 2015 – 2022 |
| 61 | Government of India has launched a scheme of ‘Housing for all’ by the year – | 2022 |
| 62 | Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)’ which was started in 2011 has been granted an extension till – | 2022 |
| 63 | When the Kendriya Vidyalayas were established? | 1963 |
| 64 | Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Yojana was started in – | 2004 |
| 65 | UNO has fixed the target for ‘Education for All’ till the year – | 2020 |
| 66 | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for universalization of elementary education was launched by the Government of India in the year – | 2001 |
| 67 | The focus of Saakshar Bharat Programme is on – | Female literacy |
| 68 | According to a policy decision taken by the Central Government, the Centre will bear what percentage of expenditure effectively under the right of children to get free education? | 68 % |
| 69 | Mid-day Meal Scheme was launched in 1995 to promote – | Universalization of primary education |
| 70 | ‘Mid-day Meal’ scheme was started in the year – | 1995 |
| 71 | Kalp Yojana is related to – | Primary Education |
| 72 | District Primary Education Programme was initiated in the year – | 1994 |
| 73 | Operation Black Board is related to – | Primary Education |
| 74 | Andragogy is the name for – | Adult Education |
| 75 | The program announced by the Prime Minister for the welfare of minorities in India is called – | 15 point programme |
| 76 | The year 1981 was celebrated as the International Year of – | Disabled |
| 77 | World Literacy Day is celebrated on – | September 8 |
| 78 | Women’s Day is celebrated on – | 8 March |
| 79 | When is Samajik Adhikarita Smriti Divas celebrated? | March 20 |
| 80 | World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on – | March 15 |
| 81 | ‘Bonded Labour Abolition Act’ was passed in – | 1976 |
| 82 | The Planning Commission’s expert panel has recently recommended a surcharge on taxable income for the purpose of – | Providing free healthcare |
| 83 | The National Children’s Fund was set up in – | 1979 |
| 84 | The National Institute of Rural Development is located in – | Hyderabad |
| 85 | CAPART is associated with – | Helping and evaluating rural welfare schemes |
| 86 | CAPART is an autonomous organization under the – | Ministry of Rural Development |
| 87 | ‘AADHAAR’ is a program – | To provide identity to Indian Residents |
| 88 | The brand name of 12 digit unique identification number to be assigned to each individual in the country will be – | Aadhaar |
| 89 | The ‘Vision 2020 for India’ document is related to – | Economic Development |
| 90 | PURA (Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas) model was advocated by – | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| 91 | The National Institute for the Visually Handicapped is situated at – | Dehradun |
| 92 | The Headquarters of the first University to be established for only physically handicapped persons in India will be at – | Chitrakoot |