Important Government Schemes : Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQ) for Civil Services Examinations
Question 1 : Which one among the following programmes has now been restructured as the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana?
a) Swarnajayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojna
b) National Rural Livelihood Mission
c) Swarnajayanti Gram Swrozgar Yojna
d) None of the above
Answer : b
Question 2 : SWAYAM, an initiative of the Government of India, aims at
a) Promoting the self-help groups in rural areas
b) Providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
c) Promoting the education and health of adolescent girls
d) Providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free
Answer : d
Question 3 : Which of the following services is not provided by anganwadi workers under ICDS?
a) Pre-primary education
b) Nutrition education
c) Supplementary nutrition
d) Child birth
Answer : d
Question 4 : The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act makes a paradigm shift from the previous wage employment programmes by :
a) Focusing on all-round development of the rural people
b) Putting the onus of wage employment in rural areas on the state governments
c) Providing a statutory guarantee of wage employment
d) None of the above
Answer : c
Question 5 : Among the following, who are eligible to benefit from the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”?
a) Adult members from urban as well as rural areas
b) Adult members of below poverty line (BPL) households
c) All the adult members of a household in a rural area
d) One adult member of each household in a rural area
Answer : d
Question 6 : Which one of the following statements with regard to the “Make in India” initiative of the Government of India is not correct?
a) In order to guide foreign investors a body named “Invest India” has been created.
b) The government has identified key sectors with potential to attract investment.
c) The initiative also aims to identify selected domestic companies having leadership in innovation and new technology for turning them into global champion.
d) The programme is being implemented by the Ministry of Finance.
Answer : d
Question 7 : What is “e-Sampark”?
a) e-Sampark is a physical centre in an urban area that facilitates online delivery of services
b) e-Sampark is a mobile application launched by the government to link citizens with administration
c) e-Sampark is a mechanism to contact citizens electronically to send informational and public service messages.
d) None of the above
Answer : c
Question 8 : Consider the following statements regarding the “Make in India” programme:
- The India Trade Portal consists of information about the guidelines to be adhered regarding quality and other attitbutes of products for trade with India.
- To fast track approval of investment from Europe and North America, special management teams have been set up
- Invest India, an investor facilitation cell, has been established to assist foreign investors in running their business in India
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
Answer : c
Question 9 : With reference to the Smart Cities Project, consider the following statements:
- The project aims to leverage the existing infrastructure of urban areas through the use of information technology
- The project aims to cover all the cities of India
- The project is under implementation of the Ministry of Urban Development
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
Answer : c
Question 10 : Consider the following statements about Mahila Kendras:
- They will provide services for empowering rural women with opportunities for skill development, employment, digital literacy, health and nutrition
- The Industrial Training Institutes will function as Mahila Shakti Kendras
Which one of the above statements is/are not correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : b
Question 11 : Consider the following statements about Swachh Bharat Mission:
- The mission is applicable in rural areas of the country only
- The target year for the mission is 2019, 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
- The mission is being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
Answer : a
Question 12 : Which of the following are the features of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?
- Ensuring financial inclusion of the poor
- Enhancing financial literacy
- Provision for accidental insurance to account holders
- Allowing bank accounts with zero balance
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 1, 2, and 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
Answer : d
Question 13 : Consider the following statements about Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission?
- The mission seeks to provide urban amenities to cluster of villages
- The mission is under implementation of the Ministry of Rural Development
- The mission is inspired by the PURA programme adopted by the earlier government
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 , and 3
Answer : d
Question 14 : With reference to Digital India, consider the following statements:
- The National Optical Fibre Network project aims to connect 250,000 villages through broadband network.
- The project has under its ambit plan to establish Common Service Centre in each of the gram panchayats throughout the country
- Digital literacy mission aims to cover 6 crore households in rural areas to provide them with basic computer and other digital knowledge.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, and 3
Answer : d
Question 15 : ICDS is one of the important social welfare programmes for the welfare of children. Consider the following statements regarding ICDS:
- It makes provision of pre-primary education and complete nutrition among other services for the benefit of children up to 6 years.
- It is applicable to children only from below poverty line families in both rural and urban settings,
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : c