SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMMES

1. The most popular social welfare scheme adopted in India is: - Minimum Wages
2. Which plan envisaged a frontal attack on poverty and at the same time self reliance in science and technology ? -Sixth Plan
3. 'A tree for every child' programme which launched during the ....five year plan: - Sixth Plan
4. Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana was launched for the benefit of : - Urban Slum Dwellers
5. Which of the following statements is true with respect to Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana ? -The officer responsible for implementing the scheme at the District level is the District level is the District Collector
6. Which of the following schemes purports to address the specific vulnerability of each of group of women in difficult circumstances  through a Home-based holistic and integrated appproach ? -SWADHAR scheme
7. Which of the following statements is not true with respect to Antyodaya Anna Yojana ? - National food for security Act, 2013 provides for the grievances redressed mechanism with respect to the scheme
8. Which is the following comes under the community structure for the rural side under the Kudumbashree scheme ? - All the above
9. Integrated child development services aims to tackle malnutrition and health problems in children: Below 6 years of age
10. Which of the following form primary target group of eligible candidates with respect to Indira Awaas Yojana Scheme ? -All the above
11. Which of the following is not true with respect to Balika Samidhi Yojana ? - The benefit of this scheme is available to any number of girl children born in a household 
12. Which of the following central legislative provides for the work entitlement of 100 days per house hold per year which may be shared between different members of the same household ?- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
13. ESA means: - Ecologically Sensitive Area
14. One Anganwadi worker covers a population of: - 1000
15. For internal financing of the five year plans, the government depends on: - Taxation, public borrowing and deficit financing
16. The rural reconstruction programme experimentally launched during the post independent period by S. K Dey: -Nilokheri
17. Which year Nilokheri project was started ? - -1947
18. Who was initiated the Marthandam Rural Development Project ? -Spencer Hatch
19. In 1948, who started the Etawah Project in Uttar Pradesh ? - Albert Mayer
20. Who was initiated the Gurgaon Rural Development Programme ? - F.L Brayne
21. Who is the founder of Sriniketan Project ?- Rabindra Nath Tagore
22. 'Mission Indradhanush' recently launched by the Government of India, aims to immunise Children against how many diseases ?- 7
23. What is the first ever programme which gives legal guarantee to a minimum of 100 days work in a financial year to each rural household ? - NREGP
24. In which year National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme came in to force ? - February 2006
25. Pradhanmanthri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched on: -December 25, 2000
26. In which year Valmiki Ambedkhar Awaaz Yojana was launched ? -2001 December
27. Which programmes objectives is to provide additional wage employment and improve nutritional levels in all rural areas ? -SGRY
28. Which year community development programme launched ? -1952 October
29. Who introduced the twenty point programme ? -Indira Gandhi
30. In which year the Twenty point programme was initially launched by Prime minister Indira Gandhi ? -1975
31. What is the full form of TRYSEM ? -Training Rural Youth for Self Employment
32. RLEGP was introduced in which year ? - August 15, 1983
33. Which of the following is the main objective of Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme ? - Improving and expanding employment opportunities for rural landless with a view to providing guarantee of employment
34. Which of the following programmes to encourage the rural women to deposit in post office saving account? - Mahila Samridhi Yojana
35. When was Bharat Nirman Programme is launched ?- 2005
36. When was Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana launched ? - 2005
37. Which of the following programme envisages a 'Slum Free India' ? - Rajiv Awaas Yojana
38. When did ICDS launched on ? -2nd October 1975
39. Which year Prime Minister Rozgar yojana is an employment programme launched in which year ? - 1993
40. Which is the 'backbone' of Integrated child Development Service scheme ? -Anganwadi
41. India Government going to set up innovation labs in every district, under which schemes ?- Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan Programme
42. The Goverment declared september 25 as 'Antgodaya Divas' in the memory of which person ? -Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
43. Name of the scheme launched for welfare of the tribal people by the central government ?- Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana
44. What is the aim of Kudumbasree ?-Poverty Eradication and Employment of women
45. Which of the following scheme to provide death and disability insurance for rural landless households ? -Aam Admi Bima Yojana
46. Which of the following scheme to provide financial assistance to rural poor for constructing their houses themselves ?- Indira Gandhi Awaas Yojana
47. In which scheme the government started to provide good all weather road connectivity to unconnected villages ?-PMGSY
48. Which of the following year India government passed National Rural Development guarantee Act in: -September 2005
49. The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Employment of Adolescent girls sabla is a centrally sponsored programme of government of India initiated in which year ? -April 1, 2011
50. Which is the following programmes aims at empowering adolescent girls and improve their nutritional and health states and upgrading various skills ? - Sabala
51. Which of the following scheme, the government give pension scheme to the workers in unorganized sector ? -Swavalamban
52. Which prime minister of India inaguarated Kudumbasree on 1998 May 17 ? - A. B  Vajpayee
53. Which of the following scheme launched in India, under which every Indian family will be enrolled in a bank for opening a zero balance account ? -Jan Dhan Yojana
54. Jan Dhan Yojana was launched on ? -28th August 2014
55. Which of the following scheme is an Indian government sponsored scheme for ten million of the poorest families ?- Antyodaya Anna Yojana
56. Antyodaya Anna Yojana was launched on ?-  2000 December
57. Which of the following prime minister implemented the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana ? - Rajiv Gandhi
58. Which of the following prime minister implemented the Nehru Rozgar Yojana ? - Rajiv Gandhi
59. In which year JRY was launched ? - April 1, 1989
60. In which year NRY was launched ? - 1989
61. In which of the scheme is a comprehensive plan for providing jobs to the rural poor ? -NRY
62. Which of the  following scheme has been designed to provide employment to the urban employment and under employed ? - NRY
63. Rajiv Awaas Yojana launched on ? -December 2013
64. The Strategic aim of IRDP is : To provide more opportunities rural employment and credit facilities at concessional rate of interest
65. NREP was launched to check ? - Unemployment/ Employment
66. Under which plan did the government introduced an agricultural strategy which gave rise to green revolution ? -third five year plan
67. India government observed December 25th as a : - Good governance day
68. Which of the following programme is aimed at constructing houses for urban slum dwellers ? - VAMBAY
69. 'Golden Handshake Scheme' is associated with: -Voluntary retirement
70. Employment Guarantee scheme was first introduced in : - Madhya Pradesh
71. Which of the following programmes is related to the rehabilitation of destitute families and their integration with main stream of the civil society ? - Ashraya
72. Which of the following programme is born out of a deep concern for the helpless mental patients of the government mental hospitals of kerala ? -Abhaya
73. The main objective of Bharat Nirman 2005 programme is: providing basic amenities in rural areas
74. Jagratha samilies are for : - Women Empowerment
75. Which of the following is a micro finance programme ? -Janasree
76. The Mangalya Scheme refers to Remarriage of women who lost spouses
77. Which day is observed as National girl child Day ? -January 24
78. What does the term 'AAY' denote which is the short form of a social scheme launched by the government of India ? -Antyodaya Awaas Yojana
79. Rashtriya Swathya Bima Yojana was launched to: -Providing health insurance to BPL families
80. ....is a self employment scheme meant for uplifting the most backward and segregated women in Kerala belonging to ST community:- SARANYA
81. Arogya keralam award instituted by the govt of kerala is given to: -Local bodies
82. Which of the following is not an e-governance project in Inida ? -PRAYAN
83. Which of the following programme related to Kudumbasree ? - Thozhil Sree
84. 'Project lekshya' is ...-The programmes of ministry of petrolium and natural gas ministry to streamline the delivery of LPG cylinders
85. Which of the following programmes is the main objective of poverty alleviation at village level: -Jawahar Grama Samridhi Yojana
86. Which of the following scheme aimed at providing assured employment of 100 days of unskilled manual work to the rural poor who are in need of employment ? -Employment assurance scheme
87. Yogyakarta Declaration pertains to: -Ageing and Health
88. The National Social Assistance Programme has the main objective of pension assistance for :- all the above 
89. The total sanitation programme aims at: - all the above
90. Which of the following Rural Development programme is fully sponsored by the Central government ? - PMGRY
91. Which of the following five year plan is adopted minimum Needs programme ? - vth
92. Which of the following is not true about MNREGA - Women labourers are paid Rs 25 less than that paid to men labourers
93. Which of the following programmes is to assist farmers by means of subsidy, maintenence support and loan related arrangements for undertaking minor irrigation schemes covering surface and ground water ?- Ganga Kalyan Yojana
94. which year Balika Samridhi Yojana was launched ? - 1997
95. Which year Rashtriya Swasthi Yojana launched ? - 2007
96. Which of the following year Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana launched ? -1997
97. Which of the following is the name of bank finance scheme launched by the government of India to provide employment opportunities to poor people ? -SJSRY
98. Expand the term MGNREGA : Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
99. JNNURM is a govt scheme for- Urban Area Facilities Creation and Maintenance
100. Which of the following is a programme not aimed at the betterment of the rural poor ? -JNNURM