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Question 101. Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS).
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
- All persons of 60 years or above belonging to households below the poverty line in rural areas are eligible.
- The central assistance under this scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the scheme, states have been urged to give matching amounts.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option B. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option B. -> CPI-Agricultural Labourers
Answer: (b)
Wage rates for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 are notified and revised annually based on Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) by the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(1) of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The revised wage rates are made applicable from 1st April of the year.
A Committee under the chairpersonship of former Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development was constituted to study among other things the appropriate index for revising MGNREGA wages. The Committee recommended using Consumer Price IndexRural instead of the existing CPI-AL for revising MGNREGA wages every year.
The Committee also recommended the use of annual average instead of the existing practice of using the December month index only. The recommendations of the Committee are under consideration in consultation with the Ministry of Finance (This is the status as of January 2019. No information is available whether it has been approved or not, that’s why I am assuming that till now it has not been approved).
Different states can have different MGNREGA wages depending on their minimum wages. The prevailing rates for unskilled agricultural workers are between 347-383 per day, depending on the region of employment.
Answer: (b)
Wage rates for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 are notified and revised annually based on Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) by the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(1) of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. The revised wage rates are made applicable from 1st April of the year.
A Committee under the chairpersonship of former Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development was constituted to study among other things the appropriate index for revising MGNREGA wages. The Committee recommended using Consumer Price IndexRural instead of the existing CPI-AL for revising MGNREGA wages every year.
The Committee also recommended the use of annual average instead of the existing practice of using the December month index only. The recommendations of the Committee are under consideration in consultation with the Ministry of Finance (This is the status as of January 2019. No information is available whether it has been approved or not, that’s why I am assuming that till now it has not been approved).
Different states can have different MGNREGA wages depending on their minimum wages. The prevailing rates for unskilled agricultural workers are between 347-383 per day, depending on the region of employment.
Answer: Option A. -> 2 only
Answer: (a)
Nalanda Project is a faculty development programme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, for awareness, orientation and development of faculties of minority universities/minority managed degree colleges (MMDCs) and higher educational institutions located in minority concentration areas in the country.
Answer: (a)
Nalanda Project is a faculty development programme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, for awareness, orientation and development of faculties of minority universities/minority managed degree colleges (MMDCs) and higher educational institutions located in minority concentration areas in the country.
Answer: Option A. -> Cement
Answer: (a)Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has commissioned a red mud powder producing unit at Lanjigarh Refinery in Odisha, describing it as first of its kind in aluminium industry tackling major environmental hazards. Red mud is a waste from alumina industry and it can easily be utilised in cement industry.
Answer: (a)Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has commissioned a red mud powder producing unit at Lanjigarh Refinery in Odisha, describing it as first of its kind in aluminium industry tackling major environmental hazards. Red mud is a waste from alumina industry and it can easily be utilised in cement industry.
Answer: Option A. -> MNREGA
Answer: (a)
Answer: (a)
Answer: Option B. -> To reduce energy consumption in industries
Answer: (b)
The Perform Achieve Trade is a trading scheme aimed to reduce energy consumption in industries across India using market-oriented mechanisms.
The scheme is being designed and implemented by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Ministry of Power, India.
Answer: (b)
The Perform Achieve Trade is a trading scheme aimed to reduce energy consumption in industries across India using market-oriented mechanisms.
The scheme is being designed and implemented by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Ministry of Power, India.
Answer: Option C. -> Net National Product
Answer: (c)
Net National Product (NNP) is Gross National Product minus a depreciation allowance for the wearing out of machines and buildings during the period.
In other words, NNP= Gross National Product – Depreciation Allowance.
Since NNP counts only the net additions to the nation’s stock, it is less than GNP.
Answer: (c)
Net National Product (NNP) is Gross National Product minus a depreciation allowance for the wearing out of machines and buildings during the period.
In other words, NNP= Gross National Product – Depreciation Allowance.
Since NNP counts only the net additions to the nation’s stock, it is less than GNP.
Question 108. Consider the following statements regarding Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Health camps and mass awareness drives will be held in various areas of north Delhi and medical services will be provided through various nodal centres, hospitals and mobile dispensaries.
- For unauthorized colonies and rural areas which do not have transportation facilities, 20 mobile dispensaries will be provided to bring services closer for them.
- In the health camps, screenings will be done for different kinds of cancers, anaemia and malnutrition, etc.
- An amount of Rs. 2,100 will be extended to 1% of the Safai Karamcharis as a performance-based reward.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMDC) launched “Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna” – a special health scheme for women to bring services closer for those living in rural areas and unauthorized colonies.
Answer: (d)
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMDC) launched “Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna” – a special health scheme for women to bring services closer for those living in rural areas and unauthorized colonies.
Answer: Option B. -> Economic development of a country
Answer: (b)
The sectoral distribution of the GDP index measures the development of a country across several economic activities.
It is the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly).
It is one of the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country’s economy.
Answer: (b)
The sectoral distribution of the GDP index measures the development of a country across several economic activities.
It is the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly).
It is one of the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country’s economy.
Answer: Option A. -> 2 only
Answer: (a)Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) is launched during the 12th Five Year Plan. IPDS aims to establish green field projects to address the environmental issues faced by textile processing units.
Answer: (a)Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) is launched during the 12th Five Year Plan. IPDS aims to establish green field projects to address the environmental issues faced by textile processing units.
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