Under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana (PMAY-G), what is the enhanced financial assistance provided per unit in plain areas?
A ₹70,000
B ₹1,00,000
C ₹1,20,000
D ₹1,50,000
Answer: C
Under PMAY-G, the financial assistance for construction of a house is ₹1.20 lakh in plain areas and ₹1.30 lakh in hilly/difficult areas/IAP districts.
12.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana (PMAY-G) was launched in 2016 with the objective of providing 'Housing for All' in rural areas. Which of the following best describes its primary target beneficiaries?
A All urban slum dwellers.
B Houseless households and those living in kutcha/dilapidated houses in rural areas.
C Government employees seeking housing loans.
D Farmers requiring storage facilities for their produce.
Answer: B
PMAY-G aims to provide a pucca house with basic amenities to all houseless households and those living in kutcha/dilapidated houses in rural areas by a specific target year.
13.
The National Health Mission (NHM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. What is the typical funding pattern for general category states under this scheme?
A 100% funded by the Central Government.
B 90% Central share and 10% State share.
C 60% Central share and 40% State share.
D 50% Central share and 50% State share.
Answer: C
As a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, NHM's funding pattern for general category states is 60% Central share and 40% State share. For North-Eastern States and Himalayan States, the ratio is 90% Central share and 10% State share.
14.
A primary objective of the National Health Mission (NHM) is to achieve universal access to equitable, affordable, and quality healthcare services. Which of the following is a key focus area under NHM?
A Promoting space research and technology.
B Strengthening public health systems, especially in rural and urban areas.
C Developing advanced weaponry for defense.
D Providing subsidies for agricultural exports.
Answer: B
NHM aims to strengthen public health systems, improve maternal and child health, reduce morbidity and mortality from communicable and non-communicable diseases, and ensure access to essential healthcare services, particularly in rural and urban areas.
15.
The National Health Mission (NHM), launched in 2013, subsumes which two sub-missions?
A National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).
B Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres.
C National Mental Health Program and National Programme for Control of Blindness.
D Reproductive and Child Health Program and Universal Immunization Program.
Answer: A
The National Health Mission (NHM) was launched in 2013 by subsuming the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), launched in 2005, and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), launched in 2013.
16.
Which of the following categories of individuals is generally excluded from the benefits of the PM-KISAN scheme?
A Small and marginal farmers.
B Landholding farmer families with cultivable land.
C All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/State Government Ministries/Offices/Departments.
D Farmers engaged in horticulture.
Answer: C
The PM-KISAN scheme has several exclusion categories, including institutional landholders, high-income earners, government employees (serving or retired), professionals (doctors, engineers, lawyers, CAs, architects), and pensioners receiving over ₹10,000 per month.
17.
The PM-KISAN scheme is a Central Sector Scheme. What does this imply regarding its funding?
A 100% funding is provided by the Central Government.
B Funding is shared between the Central and State Governments in a 60:40 ratio.
C Funding is primarily from international aid agencies.
D State Governments bear the entire financial burden.
Answer: A
A Central Sector Scheme is a scheme that is 100% funded by the Central Government and implemented by the Central Government machinery.
18.
Which of the following statements about the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, launched in 2019, is correct?
A It provides ₹6,000 annually to eligible farmer families in three equal installments.
B It provides ₹10,000 annually to eligible farmer families in two equal installments.
C It provides ₹4,000 annually to all farmers irrespective of landholding.
D It provides interest-free loans to farmers for agricultural machinery.
Answer: A
The PM-KISAN scheme, launched in February 2019, provides an income support of ₹6,000 per year to all eligible landholding farmer families across the country, payable in three equal installments of ₹2,000 every four months.
19.
Who is credited with the invention of the Daguerreotype process?
A George Eastman
B Louis Daguerre
C Edwin Land
D Ansel Adams
Answer: B
Louis Daguerre, a French artist and photographer, is credited with inventing the Daguerreotype, the first publicly available photographic process.
20.
The date for World Photography Day commemorates the invention of which photographic process by the French government in 1839?
A Daguerreotype
B Calotype
C Kodachrome
D Polaroid
Answer: A
The date was chosen because on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the Daguerreotype process as a gift 'free to the world'.
