Social Welfare Schemes AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Indian Economy

Social Welfare Schemes MCQ Questions


1.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), enacted in 2005, guarantees:
A.
A permanent, salaried government job for every rural citizen
B.
Free higher education for all rural children
C.
Unlimited free electricity to every rural household
D.
At least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work
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ANSWER :
D. At least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work
2.
MGNREGA is implemented and administered primarily under which central government ministry?
A.
The Ministry of Defence
B.
The Ministry of Rural Development
C.
The Ministry of External Affairs
D.
The Ministry of Railways
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ANSWER :
B. The Ministry of Rural Development
3.
The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), launched in 1999 as a self-employment programme for the rural poor, was subsequently restructured into which successor mission?
A.
The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), later renamed Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-NRLM
B.
The Ayushman Bharat scheme
C.
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
D.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
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ANSWER :
A. The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), later renamed Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-NRLM
4.
The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) primarily works by mobilising the rural poor, particularly women, into which type of community institution?
A.
Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
B.
International non-governmental organisations based outside India
C.
State legislative assemblies
D.
Large multinational corporations
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ANSWER :
A. Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
5.
The National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), also known as DAY-NULM, primarily aims to reduce urban poverty mainly by:
A.
Providing free international travel to all urban residents
B.
Providing skill training and facilitating self-employment or micro-enterprise opportunities for the urban poor, including street vendors
C.
Constructing new international airports in major Indian cities
D.
Banning all forms of street vending in urban areas
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ANSWER :
B. Providing skill training and facilitating self-employment or micro-enterprise opportunities for the urban poor, including street vendors
6.
The PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme was introduced specifically to provide:
A.
Affordable working capital micro-loans to street vendors whose livelihoods were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
B.
A permanent government job to every street vendor
C.
Free international business class air tickets to street vendors
D.
Free vehicles to all street vendors across India
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ANSWER :
A. Affordable working capital micro-loans to street vendors whose livelihoods were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic