Government Policies and Schemes MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Government Policies and Schemes - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is Rs. 1000 crores.

Key Points

• For FY 2025-26, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has made a record allocation of Rs. 3794 crores to support various sports development programs in India, including Khelo India.
• The Khelo India Program, which focuses on nurturing talent at the grassroots level and developing a robust sports culture in India, has been allocated Rs. 1000 crores.
• Additional initiatives like the National Sports Federations and the Sports Authority of India have also received significant portions of this funding to boost sports infrastructure and training.
• The Khelo India Program is part of India's strategy to strengthen its performance at international sports events, including the Olympics and Asian Games.
• Other welfare initiatives like the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons also form part of the government's ongoing commitment to support the welfare and empowerment of athletes.

The correct answer is Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.

Key Points

• The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons offers multiple welfare benefits to athletes, including a one-time ex-gratia aid of up to ₹5 lakhs, a monthly pension, medical assistance, and support for injuries sustained during competitions or training.
• It also provides financial assistance to the families of deceased sportspersons and support personnel like coaches, referees, and physiotherapists, offering up to ₹5 lakhs and ₹2 lakhs respectively.
• The program is an integral part of the government’s broader efforts to ensure the welfare of athletes and their families.

Additional Information

• Retired athletes also receive support through programs like the RESET initiative, which helps them transition into post-sport careers with skill-building and training.
• Pensions for meritorious sportspersons, such as Olympic medalists and World Championship gold medalists, form another key element of the welfare system.

The correct answer is Lohna Uttar Gram Panchayat, Madhubani, Bihar.

Key Points

• The National Panchayati Raj Day in 2025 will be celebrated at Lohna Uttar Gram Panchayat, located in the Madhubani district of Bihar. This day is dedicated to recognizing the contribution of Panchayats in rural development and governance.
• The Panchayat Awards recognize exemplary efforts in climate action, Atmanirbharta, and capacity building among others, with financial incentives for top-ranking Panchayats.
• Rank 1 winners of the Climate Action Special Panchayat Award, like Dawwa S Gram Panchayat, are also recognized for their efforts to make Panchayats climate-responsive.
• The National Panchayati Raj Day highlights the government's commitment to strengthening local self-governance and decentralizing decision-making processes.
• The Panchayat Kshamta Nirman Sarvottam Sansthan Puraskar is another key award focusing on excellence in the training and capacity-building of Panchayati Raj representatives.

The correct answer is 240-hour AI training curriculum.

Key Points

• The "AI Careers for Women" initiative is a collaboration between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Microsoft. The initiative focuses on empowering women by providing a 240-hour AI training curriculum that is designed to equip them with the necessary skills for participation in the digital economy.
• The training will be delivered through a hub-and-spoke model in Tier-II and Tier-III towns, utilizing 30 Centres of Excellence and 150 educational institutions.
• The initiative aims to bridge the gender gap in emerging technologies by providing women with industry-relevant AI skills.
• This initiative is critical in enabling women to access opportunities in the fast-growing AI sector, ensuring they are equipped to contribute to the digital economy.
• The curriculum has been developed in consultation with the National Council for Vocational Education and Training to ensure it aligns with industry needs.

The correct answer is 31st March 2029.

Key Points

• The Cruise Bharat Mission was launched in 2024 with the objective to double cruise passenger traffic in India by 2029.
• The mission will be implemented in three phases, with the final phase concluding in March 2029.
• Phase 1, from 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025, will focus on conducting studies and forming cruise alliances.
• Phase 2 will run from October 2025 to March 2027, focusing on developing infrastructure like cruise terminals and marinas.
• Phase 3 will be implemented from April 2027 to March 2029, integrating cruise circuits across India.
• The mission’s long-term goal is to make India a major hub for global cruise tourism, focusing on enhancing infrastructure, partnerships, and creating new cruise destinations.
• The mission also supports sustainable and eco-friendly tourism practices while boosting local economies through tourism-driven growth.

The correct answer is Gujarat.

Important Points

National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) has been established in Vadodara, Gujarat.

• NRTI has been established as a deemed to be university under the de-novo category in 2018.
• National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) is India's first and only transportation university.
• The Motto of the Institution is Gyaanasya Abhyaasam Kuru. 

The correct answer is Telangana.

Key Points

• Telangana has developed the country’s first Smartphone-based eVoting solution.
• The solution leverages emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (Distributed Ledger) technology.
• The initiative has been driven by the Telangana State Election Commission with the implementation support of the state government and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).

Important Points

• The initiative plans to enable an ‘e-Voting’ facility for senior citizens, citizens employed in notified essential services, sick people, polling personnel and IT professionals, etc.
• The technical development of the initiative has also been guided by an expert committee comprising technical advisor to the Election Commission of India, and professors from IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi.

Additional Information

•  About Telangana:
  • Number of districts: 33
  • Major festivals: Kakatiya festival, Deccan festival, Bonalu, Bathukamma, Dussehra, Ugadi, Sankranthi
  • Number of Lok Sabha seats:17
  • Number of Rajya Sabha seats: 7
  • Tiger reserves: Amrabad Tiger reserve, Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger reserve, Kawal Tiger reserve

The correct answer is Chattisgarh.

Key Points

• The country's first garbage cafe has been launched here in Chhattisgarh.
• Under this, the Municipal Corporation will provide food to the poor and homeless in lieu of plastic waste.
• The cafe, situated in Ambikapur, which bagged the title of the second cleanest city in India, through the initiative, will provide impetus to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'plastic-free' India resolve.

The correct answer is Jharkhand.

Key Points

• Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launched a scheme aimed at nurturing young sporting talents in Maoist-hit districts, in December 2021.
• The scheme is called Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY).
• Boys and girls in the 14-19 age group from villages to ward level will be registered under the scheme and given opportunities to display their skills in basketball, volleyball, etc.

Important Points

• In the first phase, a target of enrolling 72,000 youths has been set up by the sports department in the age group of 14 to 19 years in the Maoist-hit areas of West Singhbhum, Seraikela, Kharsawan, Khunti, Gumla, and Simdega.
• Based on the feedback of the first phase, the scheme would be rolled out in other districts of Jharkhand.
• A Skill University will also come up.

Additional Information

• Jharkhand:
  • Governor:  C. P. Radhakrishnan
  • Chief Minister: Hemant Soren 
  • Lok Sabha seats - 14.
  • Rajya Sabha seats - 6.
  • Number of Districts - 24.
  • Registered GI - Sohrai-Khovar Painting.
  • National Parks - Hazaribagh National Park, Palamau National Park and Betla National Park.

The correct answer is Ministry of Education.

Key Points

• Ministry of Education launched a campaign ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’ to encourage cultural diversity and promote multilingualism and foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
• The initiative aims to promote the Bhasha Sangam mobile app, developed by the Ministry of Education and MyGov India.
• Bhasha Sangam mobile app was launched by the Minister of Education and Skill Development.

Additional Information​ 

• Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education virtually launched Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022 on 12 Jan 2022.
• At the National level, 40 schools will be selected for awards under the overall category.
• Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a 100-days Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’ on Jan 01, 2022. 
• Children studying in Balvatika to grade VIII will be part of this campaign.
• ​Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the state-of-the-art Centre for Nanotechnology and Centre for Indian Knowledge System at IIT Guwahati. 
• In India, National Education Day is celebrated on 11 November every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Under the UDAN Scheme people travelling to tier 2 and tier 3 cities will have to pay Rs 2500 per hour. The objective of UDAN is aimed at making air travel affordable and widespread, to boost inclusive national economic development and air transport infrastructure development of all regions and states of India.

The correct answer is 2024.

• As of July 2020, the Government of India set the target of doubling farmers’ income by 2024.

Key Points

• The NDA government in the first term had set out the target to double the farmers’ income by 2022. 
• Steps were taken by the government to increase the income
  • improvement in crop productivity
  • improvement in livestock productivity
  • resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production
  • increase in the cropping intensity
  • diversification towards high-value crops
  • improvement in real prices received by farmers
  • The shift from farm to non-farm occupations.
• Importance of Agriculture:
  • Contribution to GDP(About one-fifth)
  • Contribution to Employment: Agriculture provides livelihood to more than half of the population (about 60 percent).
  • Contribution to Trade
  • It is also an important source of raw material for a vast segment of the industry.

The correct answer is 1,000. 

In News

• The government will hand 1,000 monuments to the private sector for their upkeep under the Monument Mitra Scheme, announced by the Ministry of Culture in January 2023.

Key Points

• The Ministry of Tourism has transferred the scheme to the Ministry of Culture. 
• The government has set the target to hand over 500 sites under the revamped Monument Mitra Scheme by the end of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on 15 August 2023.
• Corporate entities will take over these monuments as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Under the scheme, monument amenities will be revamped by the private sector.
• The scheme will help India in showcasing the best of its culture and tradition to all the senior dignitaries and VVIPs coming to the country from all across the world.
• The government is also preparing a digital museum, on a G20 Orchestra, on a book of poems, on exhibitions to bring the 5000 years old Indian culture in front of G20 delegates.

Additional Information

• Monument Mitra Scheme:
  • It was launched in September 2017.
  • It is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and State/UTs governments.
  • Agencies/Companies would become ‘Monument Mitras’ through the innovative concept of ‘Vision Bidding’.
  • These companies will revamp these monuments in terms of amenities, experience, tourism, etc.

The correct answer is 2003.

Key Points

• The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) is a national government scheme that attempts to address inequities in the availability of affordable healthcare facilities across the country.
• The scheme was first launched in the year 2003.
• The scheme was approved in March 2006.
• The first phase in the PMSSY consists of two components:

1. Setting up of six institutions in the line of AIIMS.
   • Bihar (Patna).
   • Chattisgarh (Raipur).
   • Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal).
   • Orissa (Bhubaneswar).
   • Rajasthan (Jodhpur).
   • Uttaranchal (Rishikesh) 
2. Upgradation of 13 existing Government medical college institutions.

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the nodal agency of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.

The correct answer is National Teacher's Day.

Key Points

• On the occasion of Teachers’ Day (5 September 2022), PM Modi announced a new initiative - Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana.
• Under this scheme 14,500 schools across the country are upgraded and developed.
• At least one PM Shri School will be established in every block of the country.
• The PM SHRI Schools will showcase all components of the National Education Policy 2020.

Additional Information

• Teachers' Day is celebrated on September 5th.
• The theme for National Teacher's Day 2022 is Teachers: leading in crisis, reimagining the future.
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan program was introduced back in 2001.
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is one of the biggest projects in India for children to get a Universal Elementary Education.
• Abul Kalam Azad was Independent India's first Education Minister.