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Q.1. Name the govt. scheme which provides affordable health insurance
exclusively to person with disabilities ?
[A] Sambhav
[B] Divyang Amrit
[C] Swastha Jyoti
[D] Niramaya

Answer : Option [D] Niramaya

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Q.2. What is the amount of health insurance cover provided to Person
With Disabilities (PwD) under Niramaya Scheme ?
[A] 5.00 Lakhs
[B] 2.00 Lakhs
[C] 1.00 Lakh
[D] 1.50 Lakhs

Answer : Option [C] 1.00 Lakhs

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Q.3. Niramaya scheme is run by which of the following bodies ?
[A] The National Trust
[B] Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
[C] Medical Council of India
[D] National Handicapped Finance and Development corporation

Answer : Option [A] The National Trust.

The National Trust is a statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Government of India, set up under the “National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism,
Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities” Act (Act 44 of 1999).

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About Niramaya Scheme:
➢Scheme Run By The National Trust a statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India.
➢Affordable health insurance scheme for Person With Disabilities (PwD).
➢Health Insuarnce Scheme cover upto Rs. 1.00 Lakh on reimbursement basis.
➢Have a single premium across age band
➢No Pre Insuarance Medical Tests.
➢Treatment can be taken from any hospital.

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Q.4. Under DISHA(Early intervention and school readiness scheme)
which of the following age group of children are eligible .?
[A] 0-18 Years
[B] 2-12 years
[C] 0-10 Years
[D] 2-16 Years

Answer : Option [C] 0-10 Years

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About Disha (Early Intervention and School Readiness Scheme)
➢Scheme Run By The National Trust a statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India.
➢This scheme aims at setting up Disha Centres for early intervention for Person with Disability
through therapies, trainings and providing support to family members.
➢Children in the age group of 0-10 years are eligible & Batch Size Should be 20 PwD Children
With maximum of PwD allowed 30% extra of batch Size i.e. 26.
➢Day-care facilities to PwD for at least 4 hours in a day. PwD attendace should be 15 days min.
➢Scheme availability entire India Except J&K

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Q.5. Name the govt. scheme which aims to Raise awareness in the public, regarding
Person with Disability (PwD) and encourage their inclusion in the society, social
integration and participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life. ?

[A] Divyang Samman

[B] Ujala
[C] Divyang Asha
[D] Badhte Kadam

Answer : Option [D] Badhte Kadam

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About Badhte Kadam Scheme
➢Scheme Run By The National Trust a statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India.
➢Badhte Kadam aims at community awareness, sensitisation, social integration and
mainstreaming of Persons with Disabilities.
Main Objective.
➢Raise awareness in the public, regarding Person with Disability (PwD) covered under the
National Trust Act and encourage their inclusion in the society, social integration and
participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of

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Q.6. Lakshmi is a poor lady from a small village in Bihar. She has multiple disabilities
and she comes under the category of PwD. She is engaged in manufacturing of
different type of bamboo products. A registered organisation (NGO) markets and sells
her products in exhibitions, Melas, fairs etc. Govt. incentivizes to the said organization
based of the sales turnover of the products made by PwDs. Name the scheme under
lakshmi is getting marketing assistance.
[A] Prerna
[B] Divyang Bazaar
[C] Sambhav
[D] Unnat
Answer : Option [A] Prerna

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About Prerna Scheme
PRERNA (Marketing Assistance):Prerna is the marketing assistance scheme with an objective to
create viable and widespread channels for sale of products and services produced by PwDs.

▪This scheme aims at providing funds to participate in events such as exhibitions, melas, fairs,
etc. to sell the products made by PwDs.
▪The National Trust shall fund RO participation in national, regional, state and district level
events such as fairs, exhibitions, melas etc. for marketing and selling products and services
prepared by PwDs.
▪At least 51% of employees of these work centres should be PwDs covered under National Trust
Act.

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Other Schemes under the National Trust
➢Vikaas(Day Care) : It aims at setting up Vikaas Centres for welfare of PwDs. It is a Day care
scheme for enhancing interpersonal and vocational skills of PwDs. Batch Size : 30, Maximum
30% extra in batch size.
➢Samarth (Respite Care) Scheme : This scheme aims at setting up Samarth Centres for
providing Respite home for orphans or abandoned, families in crisis and also for Persons with
Disabilities (PwD) from BPL & LIG families including destitute. Batch Size 30 PwD. Maximum 30%
extra in batch size.
➢GHARAUNDA(Group Home for Adults): This scheme aims at setting up Gharaunda Centres for
life long shelter and care of Persons with Disability (PwD) covered under the National Trust Act.
Batch Size : 20 With maximum of 30% extra i.e. 26. Vocational activities, pre-vocational activities
and assistance for further training

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Q.7.Name the scheme which aims for integrated development of
selected villages having more than 50% Scheduled Caste (SC) population
through implementation of existing scheme of Central and State
Governments?
[A] Pradhan Mantri Gram Sudhar Yojana
[B] Pradhan Mantri SC gram Yojana
[C] Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana
[D] Pradhan Mantri Vikash Gram Vikash Bharat Yojana
Answer : Option [C] Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana

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About PMAGY scheme
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) aims for integrated development of
selected villages having more than 50% Scheduled Caste (SC) population through
implementation of existing scheme of Central and State Governments in a
convergent manner and by utilization of gap filling funds provided as Central
Assistance. The scheme was launched in 2009-10 on a pilot basis, for the integrated
development of 1000 villages in 5 States viz. Himachal Pradesh (Northern Region),
Bihar (Eastern Region), Rajasthan (Western Region), Tamil Nadu (Southern Region)
and Assam (North-Eastern Region) and further extended in 2015 to another 1500
villages in Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Odisha,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana.

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Q.8. Name the scheme which targets the women victims of difficult
circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation
so that they could lead their life with dignity.?
[A] Swadhar Greh
[B] Mahila Shakti Kendras
[C] One Stop Centre for Women
[D] Ujjawala

Answer : Swadhar Greh Scheme.

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About Swadhar Greh scheme
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the
women victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they
could lead their life with dignity. The Scheme envisages providing shelter, food, clothing and health as well as
economic and social security for these women.
Guidelines: Swadhar Greh Scheme, to seek financial assistance the agency should meet following requirements:
➢The agency should be either recognized by State/UT under existing law or should be well known with the
experience or working in the field for at least 3 years and its work should be reported satisfactory by the State
Govt./UT Administration concerned.
➢It should ordinarily have been engaged in the field of women’s welfare/social welfare for a minimum period of
two years
➢Its financial position should be sound
➢It should have facilities, resources, experience and personnel to undertake the management of such project
➢It should run Swadhar Greh on a no-profit basis and
➢It should have facilities like computers, internet connection etc at Swadhar Greh

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Q.9. Name the scheme which has primary objective of Prevention of trafficking of
children and women for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation, Facilitating the
rescue of victims and placing them in safe custody, Provision of rehabilitation services
to the victims, working towards reintegrating the victims into their family and into the
society at large, Facilitating cross-border victims to repatriate into their home
country.?
[A] Nari Shakti
[B] UJJAWALA Scheme
[C] Mahila Shakti Kendras
[D] Nirbhaya

Answer : Option [B] UJJAWALA Scheme

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Q.10.What does “O” stand for in POSHAN abhiyan ?
[A] Outlook
[B] Outsource
[C] Ordinary.
[D] Overarching
Answer
. : Option [D] POSHAN stands for ‘Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic
Nutrition’. It is flagship programme of Union government to improve nutritional outcomes for
children, pregnant women and lactating mothers. was launched by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in 8 March 2018 on the occasion of the International Women’s Day from Jhunjhunu in
Rajasthan. It aims to make India malnutrition free by 2022 by ensuring holistic development and
adequate nutrition for pregnant women, mothers and children.

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