Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers on “Welfare Schemes for Rural Development in India” for the Civil Services Examination
1. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provides:
- a) Health care services to rural populations
- b) A legal guarantee for 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household
- c) Educational scholarships for rural students
- d) Subsidies for agricultural inputs
Answer: b) A legal guarantee for 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household
2. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) aims to:
- a) Provide free electricity to rural areas
- b) Build affordable houses for the rural poor
- c) Improve rural health services
- d) Develop rural infrastructure
Answer: b) Build affordable houses for the rural poor
3. The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) focuses on:
- a) Providing primary health care services to rural populations
- b) Expanding urban health infrastructure
- c) Regulating pharmaceutical companies
- d) Managing private hospitals
Answer: a) Providing primary health care services to rural populations
4. The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is designed to:
- a) Provide loans for rural enterprises
- b) Enhance the employability of rural youth through skill development
- c) Develop rural infrastructure
- d) Improve agricultural productivity
Answer: b) Enhance the employability of rural youth through skill development
5. The Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin (SBM-G) aims to:
- a) Increase rural agricultural productivity
- b) Promote sanitation and hygiene in rural areas
- c) Provide financial aid to rural families
- d) Develop rural roads
Answer: b) Promote sanitation and hygiene in rural areas
6. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is aimed at:
- a) Providing housing for the rural poor
- b) Connecting unconnected villages through all-weather roads
- c) Improving rural health services
- d) Supporting rural enterprises
Answer: b) Connecting unconnected villages through all-weather roads
7. The Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) focuses on:
- a) Promoting education in rural areas
- b) Providing subsidized loans and assistance for rural employment and self-employment
- c) Regulating rural markets
- d) Enhancing rural sports facilities
Answer: b) Providing subsidized loans and assistance for rural employment and self-employment
8. Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP) is aimed at:
- a) Providing pension benefits to rural elderly
- b) Generating employment opportunities through small-scale industries and rural enterprises
- c) Developing rural infrastructure
- d) Providing health insurance to rural populations
Answer: b) Generating employment opportunities through small-scale industries and rural enterprises
9. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was replaced by:
- a) PMAY-G
- b) MGNREGA
- c) NRHM
- d) SBM-G
Answer: b) MGNREGA
10. The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) aims to:
- a) Promote rural entrepreneurship
- b) Electrify rural households and provide electricity to villages
- c) Improve rural transportation
- d) Support rural education
Answer: b) Electrify rural households and provide electricity to villages
11. The Bharat Nirman Programme focuses on:
- a) Urban development
- b) Rural infrastructure development including roads, irrigation, and housing
- c) National defense
- d) Corporate social responsibility
Answer: b) Rural infrastructure development including roads, irrigation, and housing
12. The Ajeevika National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is associated with:
- a) Skill development for rural youth
- b) Enhancing rural employment opportunities
- c) Providing micro-finance for rural women
- d) Developing rural health facilities
Answer: c) Providing micro-finance for rural women
13. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) aims to:
- a) Increase rural employment
- b) Enhance irrigation facilities and improve water use efficiency in agriculture
- c) Build rural roads
- d) Provide rural housing
Answer: b) Enhance irrigation facilities and improve water use efficiency in agriculture
14. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was launched in:
- a) 2005
- b) 2007
- c) 2010
- d) 2012
Answer: a) 2005
15. Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) focuses on:
- a) Improving rural education
- b) Empowering rural women through self-employment and micro-finance
- c) Regulating rural markets
- d) Providing healthcare to rural areas
Answer: b) Empowering rural women through self-employment and micro-finance
16. The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is managed by:
- a) Ministry of Rural Development
- b) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
- c) Ministry of Finance
- d) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Answer: b) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
17. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) aims to:
- a) Improve rural infrastructure
- b) Provide health, nutrition, and education services to children under 6 years of age
- c) Develop rural roads
- d) Support rural industries
Answer: b) Provide health, nutrition, and education services to children under 6 years of age
18. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was amended to:
- a) MGNREGA
- b) PMGSY
- c) PMAY-G
- d) SBM-G
Answer: a) MGNREGA
19. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) ensures:
- a) Education subsidies
- b) Employment for a minimum number of days to rural households
- c) Health insurance
- d) Agricultural subsidies
Answer: b) Employment for a minimum number of days to rural households
20. Mid-Day Meal Scheme aims to:
- a) Provide agricultural subsidies
- b) Offer free meals to school children in rural areas
- c) Develop rural infrastructure
- d) Support rural artisans
Answer: b) Offer free meals to school children in rural areas
21. The National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) focuses on:
- a) Promoting rural entrepreneurship
- b) Providing safe and adequate drinking water in rural areas
- c) Developing rural roads
- d) Supporting rural health initiatives
Answer: b) Providing safe and adequate drinking water in rural areas
22. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) aims to:
- a) Improve rural infrastructure
- b) Provide employment opportunities to the urban poor
- c) Offer financial aid for rural housing
- d) Enhance rural health services
Answer: b) Provide employment opportunities to the urban poor
23. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme is designed to:
- a) Provide education loans to farmers
- b) Offer short-term credit to farmers for agricultural purposes
- c) Develop rural infrastructure
- d) Support rural health initiatives
Answer: b) Offer short-term credit to farmers for agricultural purposes
24. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was revised to include:
- a) Urban areas
- b) Seasonal employment
- c) Wage employment and asset creation in rural areas
- d) Only agricultural work
Answer: c) Wage employment and asset creation in rural areas
25. Rural Skill Development Schemes aim to:
- a) Improve rural health services
- b) Provide training and enhance employability of rural youth
- c) Regulate rural markets
- d) Develop rural infrastructure
Answer: b) Provide training and enhance employability of rural youth
26. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) is meant for:
- a) Providing crop insurance to farmers
- b) Supporting rural housing
- c) Improving rural health
- d) Developing rural roads
Answer: a) Providing crop insurance to farmers
27. The Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) focuses on:
- a) Improving rural education
- b) Enhancing water resources and improving water use efficiency in rural areas
- c) Developing rural infrastructure
- d) Supporting rural industries
Answer: b) Enhancing water resources and improving water use efficiency in rural areas
28. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was replaced by:
- a) MGNREGA
- b) PMAY-G
- c) NRHM
- d) SBM-G
Answer: a) MGNREGA
29. The Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDIS) is aimed at:
- a) Enhancing rural health services
- b) Providing skill development training to rural youth
- c) Improving rural infrastructure
- d) Supporting rural enterprises
Answer: b) Providing skill development training to rural youth
30. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is intended to:
- a) Improve rural roads
- b) Provide guaranteed wage employment to rural households
- c) Support rural education
- d) Enhance rural health services
Answer: b) Provide guaranteed wage employment to rural households
These questions cover various welfare schemes aimed at rural development in India, including employment, housing, health, education, and infrastructure initiatives.
