Government Schemes & Programs MCQs

MUDRA loans are disbursed by Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs).

PMMY loans are categorized as 'Shishu' (loans up to ₹50,000), 'Kishore' (loans from ₹50,001 to ₹5 lakh), and 'Tarun' (loans from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh).

The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) was launched to provide loans up to ₹10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises, thereby promoting entrepreneurship and employment.

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are community health workers created under the National Rural Health Mission (now part of NHM) to act as a bridge between the community and the public health system, especially in rural areas.

The main programmatic goal of NHM is to achieve universal access to equitable, affordable, and quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to people's needs, especially for the poor and vulnerable sections of the population.

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.

PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% funding from the Government of India. It covers all landholding farmer families, subject to certain exclusion criteria.

Eligible farmer families receive an annual financial assistance of ₹6,000, paid in three equal installments of ₹2,000 each, every four months.

The PM-KISAN scheme was launched in February 2019 with the primary objective of supplementing the financial needs of landholding farmer families across the country.

The primary goal of the 'Yuva Kaushal Vikas Yojana' is to improve the employability of the youth by providing them with advanced skills relevant to current and future job markets, thereby enhancing their job readiness.