Q.1 Which scheme was launched by the Government of India to provide financial assistance to women entrepreneurs?
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Stand Up India Scheme
Jan Dhan Yojana
Skill India Scheme
Explanation - Stand Up India Scheme provides loans to women and SC/ST entrepreneurs to promote entrepreneurship.
Correct answer is: Stand Up India Scheme
Q.2 The PM-KISAN scheme provides income support to which category of people?
Industrial workers
Small and Marginal Farmers
Women entrepreneurs
Unemployed youth
Explanation - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) provides ₹6,000 per year to small and marginal farmers in installments.
Correct answer is: Small and Marginal Farmers
Q.3 Which scheme aims at providing affordable housing to the urban poor in India?
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)
Smart Cities Mission
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
Housing for All 2022
Explanation - PMAY(U) aims to provide affordable housing to urban poor through subsidies and financial support.
Correct answer is: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)
Q.4 Which government scheme focuses on the digital empowerment of citizens in India?
Digital India
Skill India
Make in India
Startup India
Explanation - Digital India aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
Correct answer is: Digital India
Q.5 The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) provides health insurance coverage up to:
₹1 lakh
₹2 lakh
₹3 lakh
₹5 lakh
Explanation - PM-JAY under Ayushman Bharat provides health insurance cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
Correct answer is: ₹5 lakh
Q.6 Which scheme aims to improve the financial inclusion of unbanked people in India?
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Stand Up India Scheme
Atal Pension Yojana
Explanation - PMJDY aims to provide universal access to banking facilities and financial services including bank accounts and insurance.
Correct answer is: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Q.7 The Ujjwala Yojana primarily targets which group?
Women
Senior citizens
Farmers
Small entrepreneurs
Explanation - Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana provides LPG connections to women from below poverty line households to ensure clean cooking fuel.
Correct answer is: Women
Q.8 Which government scheme provides insurance coverage for farmers’ crops?
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Kisan Credit Card
PM-KISAN
Soil Health Card Scheme
Explanation - PMFBY provides financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of natural calamities, pests, and diseases.
Correct answer is: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Q.9 The Atal Pension Yojana targets which section of society?
Unorganized sector workers
Corporate employees
Government employees
Women entrepreneurs
Explanation - Atal Pension Yojana provides a defined pension to workers in the unorganized sector after retirement.
Correct answer is: Unorganized sector workers
Q.10 Which scheme aims to provide free education to children aged 6–14 years in India?
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Skill India
National Literacy Mission
Explanation - SSA aims to provide universal elementary education in a time-bound manner, ensuring all children complete 8 years of schooling.
Correct answer is: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Q.11 Which mission was launched to improve water supply and sanitation in rural India?
Swachh Bharat Mission
Jal Jeevan Mission
National Rural Health Mission
Smart Cities Mission
Explanation - Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through tap connections to every rural household by 2024.
Correct answer is: Jal Jeevan Mission
Q.12 The Skill India Mission aims to train how many youth by 2022?
5 crore
10 crore
40 crore
30 crore
Explanation - Skill India Mission aims to provide skill development training to 40 crore people by 2022 to improve employability.
Correct answer is: 40 crore
Q.13 Which scheme provides financial assistance to senior citizens for health care?
Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
Ayushman Bharat
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
Explanation - PMVVY provides a guaranteed pension scheme for senior citizens with assured return on investment for a period of 10 years.
Correct answer is: Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
Q.14 Which scheme aims to provide electricity connections to all households in rural India?
Saubhagya Scheme
UJALA Scheme
National Solar Mission
Power for All
Explanation - Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) aims to provide last-mile electricity connections to all un-electrified households.
Correct answer is: Saubhagya Scheme
Q.15 Which scheme targets the rehabilitation of manual scavengers?
Swachh Bharat Mission
National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation
National Urban Livelihood Mission
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Explanation - NSKFDC provides financial assistance and skill development for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their dependents.
Correct answer is: National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation
Q.16 The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana aims to:
Provide roads to rural habitations
Improve urban transport
Develop expressways
Provide rural electricity
Explanation - PMGSY focuses on providing all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages to enhance rural development.
Correct answer is: Provide roads to rural habitations
Q.17 The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme allows:
Portability of ration cards across India
Subsidy for LPG
Financial inclusion for farmers
Universal health coverage
Explanation - ONORC enables beneficiaries to access subsidized food grains under NFSA from any ration shop in the country.
Correct answer is: Portability of ration cards across India
Q.18 Which scheme promotes the use of solar energy in India?
National Solar Mission
UJALA Scheme
Saubhagya Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Explanation - National Solar Mission promotes the use of solar energy to reduce dependency on fossil fuels and increase renewable energy share.
Correct answer is: National Solar Mission
Q.19 Which scheme provides financial assistance to farmers for buying equipment and machinery?
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization
PM-KISAN
National Food Security Mission
Explanation - This scheme provides subsidies and financial support to farmers for modern farm machinery and equipment to enhance productivity.
Correct answer is: Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization
Q.20 The National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) primarily targets:
Urban poor
Rural farmers
Women entrepreneurs
Senior citizens
Explanation - NULM aims to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households by providing skill training and employment opportunities.
Correct answer is: Urban poor
Q.21 Which scheme provides insurance coverage to workers in the unorganized sector against death, disability, or illness?
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Atal Pension Yojana
PMJJBY
NSKFDC
Explanation - PMSBY provides accidental death and disability insurance to people in the unorganized sector at minimal premiums.
Correct answer is: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Q.22 The National Health Mission (NHM) was formed by merging which two programs?
NRHM and NUHM
PM-JAY and PM-KISAN
SSA and Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Digital India and Skill India
Explanation - NHM integrates National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) to improve healthcare access.
Correct answer is: NRHM and NUHM
Q.23 Which scheme aims to improve agricultural productivity through better irrigation facilities?
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
PM-KISAN
Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization
National Food Security Mission
Explanation - PMKSY aims at 'Har Khet Ko Pani' (water to every field) by expanding irrigation and promoting water-efficient practices.
Correct answer is: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
Q.24 Which scheme provides micro-financing support to small entrepreneurs?
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Stand Up India Scheme
PMJDY
Atal Pension Yojana
Explanation - PMMY provides loans up to ₹10 lakh to small and micro enterprises to support entrepreneurship and business growth.
Correct answer is: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana