Employment & Welfare Schemes (Part – III)

11. National Rural Drinking Water Programme is one of the components of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Social Protection Programme
(b) Bharat Nirman
(c) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna
(d) Poverty Alleviation Programmes

Correct Answer: (b) Bharat Nirman

Solution:Government of India in 1972-73 started the 'Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme' (ARWSP). However, on 1 April 2009, ARWSP renamed as "National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). NRDWP was the implementing part of one of the six components of 'Bharat Nirman' (drinking water). It was aimed to provide safe and adequate water for drinking, cooking and other domestic needs to every rural person on a sustainable basis.

12. Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme was declared in the Union Budget of which Financial Year? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

(a) 2022-23
(b) 2019-20
(c) 2021-22
(d) 2020-21

Correct Answer: (b) 2019-20

Solution:Jal Jeevan Mission, a Central Government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, aims to ensure access of piped water to every household in India. The mission's goal is to provide all households in rural India safe and adequate water through individual household tap connections by 2024. This mission was launched by the PM Narendra Modi on 15 August, 2019 from the ramparts of Red Fort. The 'Har Ghar Nal Se Jal' programme was announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget 2019-20 Speech. This programme forms a crucial part of the Jal Jeevan Mission. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

13. Consider the following statements with reference to Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme. [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

1. 400 cities have been covered under this mission.

2. The AMRUT Scheme covers 60% of the country's urban population.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Code:

(a) Only I
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) Only 2

Solution:Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme was launched in June, 2015. This scheme was designed for providing basic services (e.g. water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to households and build amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life for all. Five hundred cities, covering more than 60 percent urban population of India, have been selected under AMRUT. AMRUT focused to establish infrastructure that could ensure adequate robust sewage networks and water supply for urban transformation by implementing urban revival projects. AMRUT scheme has been subsumed under AMRUT 2.0, which was launched on 1 October, 2021 for the period of 5 years (from 2021-22 to 2025-26). AMRUT 2.0 is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 cities covered in first phase of the AMRUT scheme.

14. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is associated with revamping of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

(a) urban infrastructure
(b) urban sanitation
(c) urban health
(d) urban education

Correct Answer: (a) urban infrastructure

Solution:Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme was launched in June, 2015. This scheme was designed for providing basic services (e.g. water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to households and build amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life for all. Five hundred cities, covering more than 60 percent urban population of India, have been selected under AMRUT. AMRUT focused to establish infrastructure that could ensure adequate robust sewage networks and water supply for urban transformation by implementing urban revival projects. AMRUT scheme has been subsumed under AMRUT 2.0, which was launched on 1 October, 2021 for the period of 5 years (from 2021-22 to 2025-26). AMRUT 2.0 is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 cities covered in first phase of the AMRUT scheme.

15. The Thrust Areas of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) include: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2013]

1. Water supply

2. Sewerage facilities

3. Public Transport facilities

4. Creation of parks and recreation centres especially for children

5. Storm water drain to reduce flooding

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(b) 1, 2 and 5
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3, 4 and 5

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Solution:

The thrust areas of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) are as follows:

1. Water supply

2. Sewerage facilities and septage management

3. Storm water drainage to reduce flooding

4. Public transport facilities

5. Creation of green space/parks and recreation centres especially for children.

16. The State who launched 'Atal Khadyanna Yojana'is: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Gujarat
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Jharkhand

Correct Answer: (c) Uttarakhand

Solution:Atal Khadyanna Yojana was launched in 2011 in Uttarakhand to provide 10 kg wheat and 10 kg rice per month to Above Poverty Line (APL) families at the rate of Rs. 4 and Rs. 6 per kg respectively and to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families at the rate of Rs. 2 and Rs. 3 per kg respectively.

17. Which of the following States introduced 'One kg rice for rupee one' scheme? [Uttarakhand U.D.A/L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]

(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu

Solution:Tamil Nadu introduced the scheme 'One kg rice for rupee one' in 2008, the first of its kind in the country. Later on, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh etc. also started the similar schemes.

18. India is home to lakhs of persons with disabilities. What are the benefits available to them under the law? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2011]

1. Free schooling till the age of 18 years in government run schools.

2. Preferential allotment of land for setting up business.

3. Ramps in public buildings.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:As per The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 as well as under The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 all of the three given statements are correct. As per the Section 31 (1) of the 2016 Act, every child with benchmark disability between the age of 6 to 18 years shall have the right to free education in a neighbourhood school, or in a special school, of his choice. As per the Section 31 (c) of this Act, five per- cent reservation in allotment of land on concessional rate shall be given to the persons with benchmark disabilities for the purpose of housing, shelter, setting up of occupation, business, enterprise etc. As per the 1995 Act, all the places of public utility shall be made barrier-free by providing ramps, while according to the section 45 (1) of the 2016 Act, all existing buildings shall be made accessible in accordance with the rules formulated by the Central Government within a period of 5 years from the date of notification of such rules

19. Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is associated with: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) Disable Persons
(b) Child Health Care
(c) Women Empowerment
(d) Under Privileged People

Correct Answer: (a) Disable Persons

Solution:Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is a nation-wide Campaign launched in 2015 by Department of Empowerment of Persons and Disabilities (DEPWD) of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to provide universal accessibility to persons with disabilities. The Suganya Bharat Abhiyan focuses on developing accessible physical environment, transportation system accessible physical communication ecosystem.

20. The objective of 'Sangam Yojana'is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006, U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

(a) To make Ganga water pollution free
(b) To ensure welfare of handicapped
(c) To unite various groups of Hindus
(d) To make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists

Correct Answer: (b) To ensure welfare of handicapped

Solution:The Sangam Yojana was launched on 15 August, 1996. Under this scheme, rural areas' disabled persons are organized in a group named 'Sangam' and every organized group is given an assistance of Rs. 15000 for performing their economic activities.