Government Schemes [India & States] Current Affairs MCQs
1. National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers ‘NIPUN’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs]
Notes:
Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri recently launched a project for skill training of construction workers called ‘NIPUN’ i.e. National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers.
It is an initiative of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). It aims to train over 1 lakh construction workers, through skilling and upskilling programmes and provides them with work opportunities also in foreign countries.
2. Swadesh Darshan scheme is the initiative of which union ministry?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
[C] Ministry of Tourism
[D] Ministry of Railways
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Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Tourism]
Notes:
Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism for the integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits in India. Under this central sector scheme, central financial assistance will be provided to states and union territories for the infrastructural development of the tourist circuits.
3. Which state/UT launched ‘Mo Bus service’, which was recently recognized by the UN’s Public Service Awards?
[A] Telangana
[B] New Delhi
[C] West Bengal
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: D [Odisha]
Notes:
Odisha’s Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) authority introduced the Mo Bus Service in November 2018 to promote smart technologies and safe transportation for women riders
It was recently recognised by the UN’s Public Service Awards for 2022.
4. What is the objective of ‘Dak Karmayogi’ portal, which was launched recently?
[A] Grievance Redressal
[B] Training Employees
[C] Awarding Best Performers
[D] Participation of Public
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Correct Answer: B [Training Employees]
Notes:
The ‘Dak Karmayogi’ e-learning portal of the Department of Posts was launched by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Communications.
This portal has been developed in-house under vision of ‘Mission Karmayogi’, conceptualized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote efficiency of Government employees. The portal will enhance the competencies of about 4 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks and employees by providing uniform standardized training content online or in blended campus mode.
5. Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) programme is launched with the collaboration of which company?
[A] Google
[B] Microsoft
[C] Meta
[D] Twitter
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Correct Answer: C [Meta]
Notes:
Social media giant Meta and Ministry of Tribal Affairs announced to extend their collaboration to launch the second phase of Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) programme.
The first phase of GOAL involved digital mentorship programme to tribal youth. In the second phase 10 lakh women and youth entrepreneurs will be mentored. The programme will create a platform for more than 50,000 self-help groups and 10 lakh families associated with TRIFED to market their products globally.
6. ‘Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme’ was introduced in which year?
[A] 2015
[B] 2017
[C] 2020
[D] 2021
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Correct Answer: C [2020]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in 2020.
The scheme was launched under the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ campaigns, to provide technical, financial and business support to micro food processing units in the country. The government intends to provide direct financial and technical assistance to about 200,000 micro food processing units under this scheme.
7. ‘Mission Vatsalya’, which was seen in the news, is a scheme implemented by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Women and Child Development]
Notes:
Mission Vatsalya is an umbrella scheme for child protection services in the country implemented by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry.
The Ministry released the guidelines for the scheme. Funds to states will be approved through the Mission Vatsalya Project Approval Board (PAB), which will be chaired by the WCD Secretary, who will approve annual plans and financial proposals received from states and UTs for release of grants.
8. Which major e-commerce company partnered with the Indian Railways to boost its delivery services?
[A] Flipkart
[B] Amazon
[C] Big Basket
[D] Jio Mart
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Correct Answer: B [Amazon]
Notes:
Amazon India has partnered with Indian Railways to boost its delivery services in the country. It was also the first online delivery company to engage with the Indian Railways to build an express transportation product through rail networks in 2019.
Through this partnership, Amazon will be able to transport packages on more than 110 inter-city routes, and provide one to two-day delivery for its customers.
9. Which state implemented the extension of panchayat rights in scheduled areas (PESA Rule-2022)?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Chhattisgarh]
Notes:
The Chhattisgarh government implemented the extension of panchayat rights in scheduled areas (PESA Rule-2022) on World Tribal Day.
With the implementation of the PESA Act, 50% of the members of the Gram Sabha will be from the tribal community. Out of this 50 percent, 25 percent will be women members. The state government enacted rules under a central Act to protect interest of tribals and enhance power of gram sabhas.
10. As per recent changes in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules, which category of beneficiaries are excluded?
[A] Central Government Employees
[B] State Government Employees
[C] Income Taxpayers
[D] Non-Resident Indians
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Correct Answer: C [Income Taxpayers]
Notes:
The government has made changes to the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules to be made effective from October 1, 2022.
According to a notification from the finance ministry, any citizen who is or has been an income taxpayer will not be eligible to join the pension scheme. If an income tax-paying investor joins the APY scheme on or after October 1, the APY account will be liable to be closed.
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