Rbi Grade B 2020: Discussion On Government Schemes Through Mcqs - Vii

RBI GRADE B 2020
DISCUSSION ON
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
THROUGH MCQs - VII
BRAJESH10
RBI GRADE B 2020 – ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL ISSUE
PROGRAMS DISCUSSED IN PAST LECTURE
• MCQs Lecture - I  National Broadband Mission (NBM)
 PM - JAY, Ayushman Bharat – 2020 (Most Important) • MCQs Lecture – III
 Atal Bhujal Yojna  Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase – II (***)
 Atal Jyoti Yojna (AJAY)  Swachh Survekshan 2020
 PM Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY)  Swachhta Pakhwada Campaign
 PM Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY)  Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Rurban Mission
 Niryayat Bandhy
• MCQs Lecture – IV
 Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojna (PBBY)
 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (***)
 PM-AASHA
 SAFE and SAFE Plus Scheme
• MCQs Lecture - II  Reskilling Revolution Scheme
 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana – 2020 (Most Important)  PISA 2021
 Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) -  Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
District Mineral Foundations (DMFs).
 Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS)
 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured
Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)  National Nutrition Mission (***)
 Formation and Promotion of Farmer Produce Organizations • MCQs Lecture – V
(FPOs) – 2020 (Most Important)  MNREGA
 Soil Health Card Scheme (***)  Atal Vimit Vyakti Yojna
 Vivad se Vishwas scheme  PMUY
 Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes(SATHI)  SANKALP and STRIVE
PROGRAMS IN NEWS THIS WEEK
 SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active–Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a programme
initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of
Education Policy - access, equity and quality.
 SWAYAM platform is developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) along

with NPTEL, IIT Madras with the help of Google Inc. and Persistent Systems Ltd.
 It was launched in 2017. Courses that are taught in classrooms from 9th class till
postgraduation.
 The SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of 32 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of high-quality

educational programmes on 24X7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite.
 The contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU, NCERT and NIOS. The INFLIBNET
Centre maintains the web portal.
PROGRAMS LAUNCHED THIS WEEK
 The VidyaDaan 2.0 is a program by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, launched to meet
the increasing demand for e-learning content in light of the lockdown
 It is a common national program for contribution of e-learning content for school and higher education
levels.
 The VidyaDaan 2.0 has a content contribution tool through which e-learning content like presentations,
explanatory videos, quizzes, competency based items etc can be contributed.
 The content will be monitored by a panel of academic experts and released for use on the DIKSHA app to
help millions of children across the country continue learning anytime and anywhere
 Diksha App : The content collected through VidyaDaan 2.0 will be made available to the students via the
Diksha app. It has been functioning since 2017
 EPS is a social security scheme that was launched in 1995 and is facilitated by EPFO.
 The scheme makes provisions for pensions for the employees in the organized sector after retirement at the
age of 58 years.
 Employees who are members of EPFO automatically become eligible for EPS.
 Both employer and employee contribute 12% of employee’s monthly salary (basic wages plus dearness
allowance) to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme.
 EPF scheme is mandatory for employees who draw a basic wage of Rs. 15,000 per month.
PROGRAMS IN NEWS THIS WEEK
 MPLADS funds suspended over COVID-19 crisis
 The Union Cabinet gave its nod to the temporary suspension of MPLAD Funds during 2020-21 and 2021-22 in
view of the adverse impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 in India.
 The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is an ongoing Central Sector Scheme
which was launched in 1993-94.
 The Scheme enables the Members of Parliament to recommend works for creation of durable community
assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up in their constituencies in the area of national priorities
namely drinking water, education, public health, sanitation, roads etc.
 The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has been responsible for the policy formulation,
release of funds and prescribing monitoring mechanism for implementation of the Scheme.
 The MPLADS is a Plan Scheme fully funded by Government of India. The annual MPLADS fund entitlement
per MP constituency is Rs. 5 crore.
 The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has announced a new scheme "One MP – One
Idea" under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)
PRACTICE QUESTIONS – GOVT. SCHEMES
Q – 1. Which of the Following state has launched Jeevan Amrit Yojana
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Andhra Pradesh
E. Maharashtra
 Under this yojana, the state government will freely distribute an ayurvedic product called ‘Trikut Churna
(means three peppers)’, prepared by the AYUSH
 A target has been set to distribute this packet of 50 grams to 1 crore families of the state.
 It is being claimed that drinking it will increase immunity and has no side effects
 Jeevan Shakti Yojana : Under this scheme, urban unemployed women can make cotton cloth masks and sell
them to the state government at the rate of ₹ 11 per mask.
Q – 2. Which of the Following state has lauched zero interest loan scheme for
Women SHGs
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Andhra Pradesh
E. Maharashtra
 This scheme has been launched at an outlay of ₹1,400 crore, which will benefit 8.78 lakh
SHGs
Q – 3. Which of the Following is correct regarding about Jal Jeevan Mission
I. Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) envisages supply of 55 liters of water per person per day to every
rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.
II. The fund sharing pattern between the Centre and states is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-
Eastern States, 60:40 for other states, and 100% for Union Territories.
III. The Mission is based on a community approach to water and includes extensive
Information, Education and Communication as a key component of the mission.
Select the Correct Code :

A. Only I & II
B. Only II
C. Only II & III
D. Only I & III
E. All I, II & III
 According to the Composite Water Management Index

(CWMI) report released by the NITI Aayog in 2018, 21 major
cities (Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and others)
are racing to reach zero groundwater levels by 2020,
affecting access for 100 million people.
 12 percent of India’s population is already living the ‘Day

Zero’ scenario. The country’s water demand is projected to
be twice the available supply, implying severe water scarcity
for hundreds of millions of people and an eventual six per
cent loss in the country’s GDP.
 GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

This Mission, under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, will focus on integrated demand and
supply side management of water at the local level, including creation of local infrastructure for source
sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for
reuse in agriculture.
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) envisages supply of 55 liters of water per person per day to every rural household
through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.
Funding Pattern: The fund sharing pattern between the Centre and states is 90:10 for Himalayan and North-
Eastern States, 50:50 for other states, and 100% for Union Territories.
JJM looks to create a jan andolan for water, thereby making it everyone’s priority.
The Central government has recently released the operational guidelines for JJM. For the implementation of
JJM, following institutional arrangement has been proposed:
National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) at the Central level
State Water and Sanitation Mission (SWSM) at the State level
District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) at the District level
Village Water Sanitation Committee (VWSC) at Village level
Q – 4. When does eNAM Scheme was launched by the Government
A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2018
E. 2019
Q – 5. eNAM is implemented by which of the Following Organization under Ministry of

Agriculture and Farmer Welfare
A. NABARD
B. NAFEED
C. SFAC
D. TRIFEED
E. SIDBI
The National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal, which links the existing
Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis across the country to form a unified national market for
agricultural commodities.
A nation-wide e-market portal for transparent sale and transactions and price discovery in the regulated
markets.
It will result in increased numbers of traders and greater competition. It will also ensure open price discovery and
better returns to farmers.
Farmers can showcase their produce online from their nearest market and traders can quote price from
anywhere.
The States can promote the e-trading as per their APMC Act and enact suitable provision under the act by their
State Agricultural Marketing Board/APMC.
During the launch, 21 mandis from eight states were connected to this unified portal. The States include Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Jharkahnd, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
What is APMC?
Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) is a system operating under the State Government since
agricultural marketing is a State subject that has Yards/Mandis in the market area that regulates the notified
agricultural produce and livestock.
Introduction of APMC was to limit the occurrence of Distress Sale by the farmers under the pressure and
exploitation of creditors and other intermediaries.
What are APMC and eNAM?

The National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal, which links the existing
Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis across the country to form a unified national market
for agricultural commodities.
GrAMs and Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF)

22,000 rural Haats to be developed and upgraded into Gramin agricultural markets (grams) for farmers to
directly sell to consumers and bulk purchasers
Rs.2000 Crore fund to be set up under NABARD for developing and upgrading agricultural marketing
infrastructure in the 22000 grams and 585 APMCS
Q – 6. CCEA approved the National Technical Textiles Mission. Which of the Following
statement is correct about NTTM-2020
I. The aim of the mission is to make India a global leader in Technical Textiles.
II. The Mission is to be implemented in India for 4 years, that is, between 2020-21 and 2023-
24.
III. The mission has been allocated Rs 1,480 crores.
Select the correct code below :

A. Only I
B. Only I & II
C. Only II & III
D. Only I & III
E. All I, II & III
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the National Technical Textiles Mission. The
mission has been allocated Rs 1,480 crores.
The aim of the mission is to make India a global leader in Technical Textiles.
The Mission is to be implemented in India for 4 years, that is, between 2020-21 and 2023-24.
There are 4 components of the mission -

Research, Innovation and Development
Promotion and Market Development
Export Promotion
Education, Training, Skill Development
Reference Link - https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1604413

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RBI GRADE B 2020

 SWAYAM platform is developed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) along

 The SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of 32 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of high-quality

Select the Correct Code :

 According to the Composite Water Management Index

 12 percent of India’s population is already living the ‘Day

 GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

Q – 5. eNAM is implemented by which of the Following Organization under Ministry of

What are APMC and eNAM?

GrAMs and Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF)

Select the correct code below :

There are 4 components of the mission -

Reference Link - https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1604413

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