PROVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 29

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT MCQS SET 29

281) Indira Awas Yojana has been in vogue in the country since:
A) 1985
B) 1990
C) 1995
D) 2005
Correct Answer: 1985
   
282) What is amount of financial aid given under the Indira Awas Yojana?
A) Rs.35, 000
B) Rs.50, 000
C) Rs.65, 000
D) Rs.75, 000
Correct Answer: Rs.75, 000
   
283) Valmiki AmbedkarAwaas Yojna (VAMBAY) was launched in the country in:
A) 1995
B) 2000
C) 2001
D) 2005
Correct Answer: 2001
   
284) VAMBAY was launched to bring improvement in:
A) urban slums
B) rural landless labourers
C) rural infrastructure
D) urban infrastructure
Correct Answer: urban slums
   
285) Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana meant for rural growth was launched in:
A) 2005-06
B) 2007-08
C) 2008-09
D) 2009-10
Correct Answer: 2009-10

286) During whose prime minstership 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' was launched?
A) P. V. Narashimah Rao
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) H. D. Deve Gowda
D) Dr. Manmohan Singh
Correct Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
   
287) Mid-day meal scheme was launched in the country in the year:
A) 1995
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1985
Correct Answer: 1995
   
288) Mid-day meal was launched first in:
A) Odisha
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Rajasthan
Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu
   
289) The mid-day meal has been in vogue in the entire country since:
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 2005
D) 2007
Correct Answer: 2001
   
290) In ASHA, 'A' stands for:
A) Additional
B) Accredited
C) Augmented
D) Automated
Correct Answer: Accredited
 
291) Life expectancy is highest in:
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
Correct Answer: Kerala
   
292) The erstwhile name of the Indian Council of Medical Research was:
A) Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA)
B) Indian Medical Research Fund Association (IMRFA)
C) Indian Medical Fund Association (IMFA)
D) Indian Contingent of Medical Research (ICMR)
Correct Answer: Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA)
   
293) The National pension System (NPS) has been operational in the country since:
A) 2003
B) 2004
C) 2005
D) 2007
Correct Answer: 2004
   
294) 'SABLA' is meant to:
A) empower adult persons between the age group 18-35
B) empower old people above 60 years
C) empower adolescent girls in age group of 11-18
D) none of the above
Correct Answer: empower adolescent girls in age group of 11-18