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  1. The Janani Suraksha Yojana is focused on — 1. cutting maternal mortality 2. cutting infant mortality 3. raising women's life expectancy
    1. 1 and 2 only
    2. 2 and 3 only
    3. 1 only
    4. all three
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    Answer: (A) 1 and 2 only

    JSY raises institutional delivery to cut the death rate for both mother and infant; raising life expectancy is not its direct goal.

  2. How large is a cluster under the Rurban Mission meant to be
    1. 5,000 to 10,000
    2. 21,000 to 50,000
    3. above 1 lakh
    4. no limit
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    Answer: (B) 21,000 to 50,000

    The Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission develops clusters with a population of 21,000 to 50,000.

  3. What is the main job of a District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
    1. to design and run schemes on its own
    2. to coordinate anti-poverty schemes at district level and watch over how the money is used
    3. to lend money directly to farmers
    4. to run ration shops
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    Answer: (B) to coordinate anti-poverty schemes at district level and watch over how the money is used

    A DRDA coordinates between different departments' anti-poverty schemes at district level and keeps watch on fund use — it does not run schemes on its own.

  4. Bharat Nirman mainly focused on which areas
    1. urban slum areas
    2. rural areas
    3. semi-urban areas
    4. hilly areas only
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    Answer: (B) rural areas

    Bharat Nirman (from 2005-06) covered rural housing, irrigation, drinking water, roads, electrification and telephones — all rural infrastructure.

  5. In which year was the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana launched
    1. 1999
    2. 2000
    3. 2005
    4. 2009
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    Answer: (B) 2000

    PMGSY began in December 2000, connecting habitations above 500 (plains) or 250 (hilly, tribal, desert) in population with an all-weather road.

  6. Which scheme has taken the place of JNNURM for urban infrastructure today
    1. AMRUT
    2. Swachh Bharat Mission
    3. PMAY-Urban
    4. Swamitva Yojana
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    Answer: (A) AMRUT

    Help for urban water, sewerage and basic infrastructure now comes through AMRUT instead of JNNURM.

  7. Which statements about PMKVY are correct — 1. It is an outcome-based skill training scheme 2. Its fourth round has run since 2022-23
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. both
    4. neither
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    Answer: (C) both

    PMKVY is built around outcomes such as certification and placement, and its fourth round, PMKVY 4.0, with new-age trades, has run since 2022-23.

  8. Which scheme gives a pension to workers in the unorganised sector
    1. Swabhiman
    2. Swavalamban
    3. Swadhar
    4. Aadhaar
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    Answer: (B) Swavalamban

    Swavalamban (started with help from NORAD) and today's Atal Pension Yojana connect unorganised-sector workers to an old-age pension.

  9. Under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the premium was usually shared between the Centre and states in what ratio
    1. 50:50
    2. 75:25
    3. 90:10
    4. 60:40
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    Answer: (B) 75:25

    RSBY's premium was usually shared 75:25 between Centre and state, and 90:10 for the North-East and Jammu and Kashmir; RSBY has since been absorbed into Ayushman Bharat.

  10. What method has the government increasingly used to pay out welfare money such as employment wages, pensions and housing assistance
    1. payment by cheque
    2. cash paid at a counter
    3. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
    4. payment through the ration shop
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    Answer: (C) Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

    The government moved steadily to DBT, so that money reaches the beneficiary's account directly and leakage in between is stopped.

  1. Which age group does the SABLA scheme cover
    1. 6 to 10 years
    2. 11 to 18 years
    3. 15 to 25 years
    4. 18 to 35 years
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    Answer: (B) 11 to 18 years

    The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (SABLA) focuses on the all-round development of girls aged 11 to 18.

  2. In what ratio was spending shared between Centre and states under the SABLA scheme
    1. 50:50
    2. 75:25
    3. 90:10
    4. 100:0
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    Answer: (A) 50:50

    SABLA's cost was shared 50:50 between the Central and state governments.

  3. What was the main aim of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
    1. expanding higher education
    2. universalising primary education within a set time
    3. girls' education alone
    4. teacher training alone
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    Answer: (B) universalising primary education within a set time

    SSA aimed to get every child into, and through, primary and then elementary education within a fixed time; it has since been absorbed into Samagra Shiksha.

  4. Who was the Nirmal Gram Puraskar given to
    1. the cleanest district
    2. Panchayati Raj institutions that reached 100% sanitation coverage
    3. the village with the most vaccinations
    4. the village with the best harvest
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    Answer: (B) Panchayati Raj institutions that reached 100% sanitation coverage

    Panchayati Raj institutions that achieved full sanitation coverage were honoured with the Nirmal Gram Puraskar.

  5. How does NRLM improve the livelihood of the rural poor — 1. by setting up new manufacturing industries 2. by strengthening self-help groups and linking them to skills 3. by giving farmers free seeds and fertiliser — (UPSC, 2012)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. 1 and 3 only
    4. all three
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    Answer: (B) 2 only

    NRLM works by bringing women into self-help groups, linking them to bank credit, and teaching skills — setting up new industries or handing out free inputs is not its method.

  6. What happens under MGNREGA if work is not provided
    1. double wages
    2. an unemployment allowance
    3. nothing
    4. double work the next year
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    Answer: (B) an unemployment allowance

    If work is not given within 15 days of being demanded, the state government must pay an unemployment allowance.

  7. What is the fixed target for women's participation in MGNREGA work
    1. 20%
    2. 25%
    3. 33%
    4. 50%
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    Answer: (C) 33%

    At least 33% of MGNREGA work must go to women.

  8. Who is the PM-SVANidhi scheme meant for
    1. large industrialists
    2. street vendors and hawkers, for their first small loan
    3. farmers, for crop loans
    4. teachers, for a salary advance
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    Answer: (B) street vendors and hawkers, for their first small loan

    PM-SVANidhi gives street vendors and hawkers a first small loan with no collateral, paid out in three rising instalments.

  9. How much assistance does PMAY-Gramin give for building a house in hilly or hard-to-reach areas
    1. ₹70,000
    2. ₹1,20,000
    3. ₹1,30,000
    4. ₹2,00,000
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    Answer: (C) ₹1,30,000

    The assistance is ₹1,20,000 in the plains and ₹1,30,000 in hilly or hard-to-reach areas.

  10. How much insurance cover does a family get under Ayushman Bharat's PM-JAY every year
    1. ₹1 lakh
    2. ₹2 lakh
    3. ₹5 lakh
    4. ₹10 lakh
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    Answer: (C) ₹5 lakh

    PM-JAY gives every eligible family ₹5 lakh of cashless cover a year, with no limit on family size or age.

  1. Who does the Ayushman Vay Vandana Yojana cover
    1. every senior citizen aged 70 and above, of any income
    2. only BPL seniors
    3. only government employees
    4. only urban seniors
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    Answer: (A) every senior citizen aged 70 and above, of any income

    Since September 2024, every senior citizen aged 70 and above has been brought under Ayushman Bharat, with no income test.

  2. On what date did the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana begin
    1. 15 August 2014
    2. 28 August 2014
    3. 2 October 2014
    4. 26 January 2015
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    Answer: (B) 28 August 2014

    PMJDY began on 28 August 2014.

  3. Under PMSBY, how much cover is given for accidental death or total disability, and what is the yearly premium
    1. ₹1 lakh cover, ₹12 premium
    2. ₹2 lakh cover, ₹20 premium
    3. ₹2 lakh cover, ₹330 premium
    4. ₹5 lakh cover, ₹100 premium
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    Answer: (B) ₹2 lakh cover, ₹20 premium

    PMSBY gives ₹2 lakh of cover for accidental death or total disability, for a ₹20 yearly premium.

  4. When does the National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) under NSAP step in
    1. to look after an elderly person
    2. on the death of a poor household's main earner
    3. in case of disability
    4. on the birth of a daughter
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    Answer: (B) on the death of a poor household's main earner

    NFBS gives a one-time payment of ₹20,000 to a poor household whose main earner (aged 18-64) has died.

  5. What is the main aim of "One Nation, One Ration Card" (ONORC)
    1. to make grain free
    2. to let migrant workers draw rations anywhere on their own card
    3. to make ration cards only in cities
    4. to close down ration shops
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    Answer: (B) to let migrant workers draw rations anywhere on their own card

    ONORC lets migrant workers and their families draw grain from any fair price shop in any state, on their own ration card.

  6. Which scheme falls under Mission Shakti's "Samarthya" sub-scheme
    1. Nari Adalat
    2. the Women Helpline
    3. the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
    4. the One Stop Centre
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    Answer: (C) the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

    PMMVY is part of "Samarthya," the empowerment sub-scheme; the other three belong to "Sambal," the safety sub-scheme.

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