Employment & Welfare Schemes (Part – I)

📆 October 17, 2024

Total Questions: 50

31. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), launched in 1975 in India, is a scheme implemented by: [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) The Ministry of Education
(b) The Ministry of HRD
(c) The Ministry of Finance
(d) The Ministry of Women and Child Welfare

Correct Answer: (d) The Ministry of Women and Child Welfare

Solution:The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme was launched on 2nd October, 1975. ICDS is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is one of the flagship programmes of the Government of India and represents one of the world's largest and unique programmes of early childhood care and development. The ICDS programme offers a package of six services, viz. (i) Supplementary nutrition (ii) Pre-school non- formal education, (iii) Nutrition and Health education, (iv) Immunization, (v) Health check-up and (vi) Referral services. 1 Family planning is not covered under this programme.

32. 'Integrated Child Development Services' scheme was started in the year: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) 1969
(b) 1984
(c) 1975
(d) 1999

33. Which among the following services is not provided under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Supplementary feeding
(a) Supplementary feeding
(c) Distribution of freebooks and school dress to the children
(d) Health and Nutrition education to 3-6 year old children

Correct Answer: (d) Health and Nutrition education to 3-6 year old children

Solution:Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme (Launch year 1975) provides supplementary feeding. preschool non-formal education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up, referral services and health and nutrition education to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. This scheme does not provide freebooks and school dress to the children.

34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

List - I (Programme)	List - II (Launch Year)
A. National Programme for Control of Blindness	1. 1975
B. Integrated Child Development Scheme	2. 1976
C. National Leprosy Eradication Programme	3. 2005
D. National Rural Health Mission	4. 1983

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	2	4	1	3
(c)	2	1	4	3
(d)	4	3	2	1

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correctly matched lists are as follows:

List - I (Programme)	List - II (Launch Year)
A. National Programme for Control of Blindness	1. 1976
B. Integrated Child Development Scheme	2. 1975
C. National Leprosy Eradication Programme	3. 1983
D. National Rural Health Mission	4. 2005

35. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

List - I (Scheme)	List - II (Launching Year)
A. PM Jan Arogya Abhiyan	1. 2016
B. PM Vaya Vandan Yojana	2. 2018
C. PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana	3. 2017
D. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan	4. 2014

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	1	4
(b)	1	2	3	4
(c)	2	3	4	1
(d)	2	4	3	1

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly matched lists are as follows:

List - I (Scheme)	List - II (Launching Year)
A. PM Jan Arogya Abhiyan	1. 2018
B. PM Vaya Vandan Yojana	2. 2017
C. PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojana	3. 2016*
D. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan	4. 2014

* PM Rojgar Protsahan Yojna was launched in 2016 instead of 2015.

36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2023]

List - I (Schemes)	List - II (Launching Year)
A. P.M. Garib Kalyan Package	1. 2014
B. Muskan Scheme	2. 2020
C. Mission Indradhanush	3. 2018
D. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana	4. 2021

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	2	4	1	3
(d)	3	1	4	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:

The correctly matched lists are as follows:

Schemes	Launching Year
P.M. Garib Kalyan Package	2020
Muskan Scheme	2021
Mission Indradhanush	2014
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana	2018

37. Which of the following Union Ministries recently launched the YUVA 2.0 Scheme in 2022? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (c) Education Ministry

Solution:The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, launched YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) 20-Prime Minister's Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors on 2 October, 2022, an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally. In view of the significant impact of the first edition of YUVA (launched in 2021) with large scale participation from young and budding authors in 22 different Indian languages and English, YUVA 2.0 was launched.

38. Which of the following schemes are related to the skill development? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

1. STRIDE

2. SANKALP

3. STRIVE

4. SHREYAS

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (c) 2, 3 and 4 only

Solution:The 'Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India's Developing Economy' (STRIDE) was launched by the University Grants Commission (UGC). STRIDE aims to provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, logically need-based, nationally important and globally significant. Hence, STRIDE is not a skill development scheme. STRIVE (Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement), SANKALP (Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Aware- ness for Livelihood Promotion) and SHREYAS (Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills) are related to skill development. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

39. 'Skill Development Initiative' has been operationalized in? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

(a) February 2005
(b) February 2006
(c) May 2007
(d) April 2010

Correct Answer: (c) May 2007

Solution:'Skill Development Initiative" was launched by the of Labour and Employment in May 2007, with the train 1 million persons on demand-driven vocations over the next 5 years and 1 million each year afte support skill training, certification and upgradation unorganized sector.

40. With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vika consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]

1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry o and Employment.

2. It, among other things, will also impart tr soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial am literacy.

3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Qualification Framework.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3

Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only

Solution:Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). It was launched in July, 2015.

According to the Guidelines of PMKVY, the Short Term Training imparted at PMKVY Training Centres (TCs) is expected to benefit candidates of Indian nationality who are either school/college dropouts or unemployed. Apart from providing training according to the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF), TCs shall also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.

Individuals with prior learning experience or skills shall be assessed and certified under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component of the scheme. RPL aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the NSQF.

Hence, from the above explanation, it is clear that statement 1 is incorrect while statement 2 and 3 are correct.

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