39 - Self-Help Groups

1. Who among the following first launched self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkgage programme?

[A] RRBs
[B] NABARD
[C] SBI
[D] RBI

2. Which of the following banks are part of the famous SHG-Bank linkage programme for microfinance in India ?
1. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
2. Cooperative banks
3. Commercial banks
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] 1 and 2 only
[B] 1 and 3 only
[C] 2 and 3 only
[D] 1, 2 and 3

3. How many members are there in one Self Help Group?

[A] 1-5
[B] 10-20
[C] 20-25
[D] 5-10

4. One of the delivery channel for Micro Finance is SHG model. SHG means?

[A] Soar Help Group
[B] Sake Help Group
[C] Self Help Group
[D] Self Hope Group

5. How much percent of SHG consists exclusively of women?

[A] 90%
[B] 50%
[C] 80%
[D] 60%

6. When was Self Help Group introduced in India?

[A] 1996
[B] 2000
[C] 1980
[D] 1992

7. Which of the following are the roles of Self Help Groups?

[A] Income generation for poor
[B] Access to banks for poor,financial inclusion
[C] Social Upliftment of marginal sections
[D] All of the above

8. Self Help groups is related to which of the following models?

[A] Banking Model
[B] Indian Microfinance Model
[C] Financial Inclusion model
[D] VK Mehta Model

9. Which of the following is another name for Self help groups?

[A] mutual aid
[B] support groups
[C] groups of people
[D] All of the above

10. Who among the following has pointed out the contradictory nature of the terms “self-help” and “support”?

[A] Michael K. Bartalos
[B] C. Everett
[C] Thomas Bent
[D] None of the above