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Which one of the following statements regarding Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) is not correct?

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  1. It was launched in the year $2007$.

  2. The contribution of the Central Government and State Governments in the premium is in the ratio of $75 : 25$.

  3. The scheme is applicable to rural landless households.

  4. It provides insurance against natural death as well as accidental death.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aam Admi Bima Yojana(AAMY):
(i) Launched on October $2$, $2007$
(ii) Insurance to the head of the family of rural landless, household in the country is provided against natural death, as well as accidental death and partial/permanent disability.
(iii) The premium to be charged under the scheme is Rs. $200$ per annum per member, $50\%$ of which is to be contributed by the Central Government, and Remaining $50\%$ by State Government.

The governments approach to poverty reduction was of three dimensions. What were they?

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  1. Growth-oriented approach

  2. Through specific poverty alleviation programmes

  3. By providing minimum basic amenities to the people

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The government’s approach to poverty reduction was of three dimensions. 
The first one is growth oriented approach. It is based on the expectation that the effects of economic growth — rapid increase in gross domestic product and per capita income — would spread to all sections of society and will trickle down to the poor sections also.
The second approach aimed at creation of incremental assets and by means of work generation. This could be achieved through specific poverty alleviation programmes.
The third approach to addressing poverty is to provide minimum basic amenities to the people. Programmes under this approach are expected to supplement the consumption of the poor, create employment opportunities and bring about improvements in health and education.
Hence, D is the correct option.

Which of the following is/are true about the Indira Awas Yojana?
(A) The scheme provides financial assistance to people living below poverty line for construction of housing units.
(B) Every family gets an assistance of Rs 3 lakhs for construction of new housing units and up to Rs 2 lakhs for upgradation of old/ existing units.
(C) The scheme is available only to those who are staying in any village or urban area having a population of 50,000 or more.

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  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Only C

  4. All A, B & C

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Indira Awas Yojana (IAY): The Indira Awas Yojana was started in 1985-86 as a sub-plan of RLEGP. In 1989-90, after merging the RLEGP with Jawahar Rojgar Yojana, this plan also became a part of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana (JRY). Since January 1, 1996 it was again separated from JRY and was given an independent status. The objective of IAY is to provide financial assistance for construction or upgradation of houses to BPL rural households belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, freed bonded labourers, non SC/ST rural households, widows and physically handicapped persons living in the rural areas. At present, it is the flagship programme for rural housing.

What does Right to Freedom mean?

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  1. Freedom of Speech and Expression

  2. Equality before the law

  3. Freedom of Religion

  4. Right against Exploitation

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Correct Option: A

Public facilities that are also provided by private companies include ______________.

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  1. Schools

  2. Hospitals

  3. Transportation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Public Facilities are facilities in the form of institutions that are accessed and utilised by public at large. Some facilities are provided either by Government or Private entity or both. Private companies provide schooling facilities and there are several educational institutions in India run by private companies. Long distance transportation facility for public, and Private Hospitals for medical facilities are also provided by private companies.

Which of the following is true regarding public facilities provided by government?

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  1. They operate it for welfare of people

  2. Reachable to everyone

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Public facilities are related to the basic needs of the people. So these facilities are provided by the government at the lower prices for the welfare of the people. It is the prime duty of the government to provide these facilities at a price which can be afforded by everyone.

Which of the following are the public faclities?

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  1. Public transport and electricity

  2. Public parks and libraries

  3. Health care and sanitation

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Government has the responsibility of providing 'Public Facilities' to all its citizens. The important characteristic of a public facility is that once it is provided, its benefits can be shared by many people. For instance, a school in the village will enable many children to get educated. Similarly, the supply of electricity to an area can be useful for many people. 

Essential public facilities that a government should provide to every citizen irrespective of class, creed etc. includes which of the following?

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  1. Water

  2. Healthcare

  3. Sanitation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Government works for the welfare of people. In Democracy the structure of government is mostly Socialistic and welfare kind. The facilities that are available to the public at large and can be availed by everyone are called public facilities. The Government provides the facility of Healthcare, water, sanitation essentially to the public for preventing any kind of monopoly on them and making sure that no one is left behind is access to these facilities. These are less profitable and consume a huge amount of money.

Which of the following is a public facility that is not provided by government?

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  1. Electricity

  2. Bottled drinking water

  3. Drinking water

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The public facilities provided by government are the roads, banking services, electricity, drinking water, etc. But bottled drinking water is not provided by the government.

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding private companies providing public facilities?

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  1. They operate it for profit

  2. These facilities are affordable to a few people

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Facilities that are provided by private companies in the market are for obtaining more and more profits. They provide these facilities in different packaging and attractive labeling for high prices. These prices are affordable only for the rich class people.