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Which of the following poverty eradication scheme is presently operational in India?

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  1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

  2. Ajeevika.

  3. Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana.

  4. All of these.

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Correct Option: D

What were the reasons for ineffective implementation of poverty alleviation schemes?

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  1. Benefits from direct poverty alleviation programmes have been appropriated by the non-poor

  2. Resources allocated for these programmes is not sufficient

  3. Officials are ill-motivated, inadequately trained, corruption-prone, so the resources are inefficiently used and wasted

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Scholars, while assessing these programmes, state three major areas of concern which prevent their successful implementation. Due to unequal distribution of land and other assets, the benefits from direct poverty alleviation programmes have been appropriated by the non-poor. Compared to the magnitude of poverty, the amount of resources allocated for these programmes is not sufficient. Moreover, these programmes depend mainly on government and bank officials for their implementation.  Since such officials are ill motivated, inadequately trained, corruption prone and vulnerable to pressure from a variety of local elites, the resources are inefficiently used and wasted.

" National Food for Work" programme was launched in _________.

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  1. 2004

  2. 2007

  3. 2000

  4. 1989

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

National Food for Work Programme was launched on November 14, 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country with the objective to intensify the generation of supplementary wage employment. The programme is open to all rural poor who are in need of wage employment and desire to do manual unskilled work in exchange for food grains. Food grains are provided to the states free of cost. However, the transportation cost handling charges and taxes on food grains are the responsibility of the states. The collector is the nodal officer at the district level and has the overall responsibility of planning,  implementation, coordination, monitoring and supervision.

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.