Practice questions
Q1Which of the following is incorrectly stated about DAY-NULM?
A It reduces poverty and vulnerability through self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities.
B It builds strong grassroots institutions of the urban poor as part of livelihood improvement.
C It is primarily the urban housing mission; its main function is dwelling-unit assistance.
D It includes support for the urban homeless through the SUH component.
Explanation DAY-NULM is not primarily a housing mission. Its core is livelihood and vulnerability reduction, while shelter appears only through the SUH component for urban homeless persons and PMAY-Urban is the housing scheme.
Q2Match the DAY-NULM component with its direct support area:
1. SUSV
2. SUH
3. SEP
A. Permanent all-weather shelters with essential services
B. Survey, identity cards, vending zones and social security convergence
C. Individual and group micro-enterprises through bank credit and interest subsidy
A 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
B 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
C 1-C, 2-A, 3-B
D 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
Explanation SUSV covers vendor survey, registration, identity cards, vending zones, credit access, skills and social security convergence. SUH provides permanent all-weather shelters with essential services, while SEP supports individual and group micro-enterprises through bank credit and interest subsidy.
Q3Consider the following statements about the role of ULBs under DAY-NULM. Statement 1: ULBs lead city-level implementation of the mission. Statement 2: ULBs are treated only as passive beneficiaries because urban poverty alleviation is outside municipal functions. Which option is correct?
A Both statements are correct
B Only Statement 1 is correct
C Only Statement 2 is correct
D Neither statement is correct
Explanation DAY-NULM places ULBs in a lead role for city-level implementation. This fits the 74th Amendment logic that urban poverty alleviation is a municipal function, so ULBs are not merely passive recipients.
Q4Under the DAY-NULM community-institution structure, which description correctly identifies an ALF?
A A ward or slum-level federation of self-help groups
B A city-level body into which area federations organise
C A platform for counselling and marketing livelihood services
D A permanent all-weather shelter for urban homeless persons
Explanation SMID builds SHGs and their ALF and CLF federations under DAY-NULM. An ALF is the ward or slum-level federation of SHGs, while the CLF is at city level and SUH deals with shelters for urban homeless persons.
Q5Under DAY-NULM, which statement correctly describes the SHG-based community institution structure?
A SHGs are created only for temporary wage employment during municipal works.
B SMID organises urban poor households into SHGs and federates them into ALFs and CLFs.
C SHGs under DAY-NULM are formed only for registered street vendors.
D SHGs are the shelter management committees created under the urban homeless component.
Explanation SMID is the DAY-NULM component that builds SHGs and links them into Area Level Federations and City Level Federations. SHGs are not restricted to street vendors, shelter management or temporary municipal wage work; they are grassroots institutions of urban poor households, preferably with women members.
More questions
6Which set lists only major components of DAY-NULM?
ASMID, CBT, ESTP, SEP, SUSV and SUH
BPMAY-Urban, SBM-Urban, AMRUT, Smart Cities, HRIDAY and NULM
CHousing subsidy, toilet construction, heritage conservation, food security, wage guarantee and sanitation
DOnly skill training, street lighting, road repair and property tax reform
7Match the DAY-NULM institution or component with its correct role. 1. ALF 2. SUH 3. ULB 4. CLC. Which matching is correct?
A1-Shelter management, 2-SHG federation, 3-Livelihood counselling platform, 4-City-level implementation lead
B1-City-level federation, 2-Vending-zone planning, 3-Bank interest subsidy, 4-All-weather shelter
C1-Ward or slum-level SHG federation, 2-All-weather shelters for urban homeless persons, 3-City-level implementation lead, 4-Livelihood services platform
D1-Municipal monitoring body, 2-Skill certification unit, 3-SHG thrift group, 4-Street-vendor identity card authority
8Which paired description correctly states how DAY-NULM supports street vendors and urban homeless persons?
AStreet vendors through food grain distribution; urban homeless persons through wage employment guarantee
BStreet vendors through waste-management contracts; urban homeless persons through sanitation certification
CStreet vendors through survey, identity, vending spaces, credit, skills and convergence; urban homeless persons through permanent all-weather shelters with essential services
DStreet vendors through dwelling-unit subsidy; urban homeless persons through vendor identity cards
9Which of the following is NOT a direct support measure for street vendors under DAY-NULM's SUSV component?
AVendor survey and registration
BIdentity cards and vending zones
CBeneficiary-led housing construction
DCredit access, skills and social security convergence
10How many of the following are support channels under SEP in DAY-NULM? 1. Bank credit 2. Interest subsidy 3. SHG-bank linkage 4. Local enterprise support
AOne only
BTwo only
CThree only
DAll four
11Which statement is incorrect about DAY-NULM?
AIt seeks to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households through livelihoods and institutions.
BIt includes SUH for permanent all-weather shelters with essential services for the urban homeless.
CIt is primarily the urban housing mission for dwelling-unit assistance and slum redevelopment.
DIt covers street-vendor support through survey, registration, identity cards, vending zones, credit, skills and convergence.
12Which statement about DAY-NULM is incorrect?
AIt aims to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households through livelihoods, skills and grassroots institutions.
BIt treats ULBs as city-level implementation actors because urban poverty alleviation is a municipal function.
CIt is primarily the urban housing mission for dwelling-unit assistance; livelihood components are only secondary.
DIts street vendor component covers identity, vending zones, credit, skills and social security convergence.
13Consider the following statements about SUSV under DAY-NULM: 1. It covers survey, registration and identity cards for street vendors. 2. It supports vending zones, access to credit, skill development and convergence with social security. Which statement is correct?
AOnly statement 1
BOnly statement 2
CNeither statement 1 nor statement 2
DBoth statements 1 and 2
14Consider the following statements about the target group of DAY-NULM:
1. The primary target group is urban poor households, including the urban homeless.
2. The mission is designed mainly as a general city-beautification programme.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
15In the official urban livelihood mission context, what does DAY-NULM primarily stand for and seek to achieve?
AA housing mission for building dwelling units for all eligible urban families
BDeendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission, aimed at reducing poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households
CA sanitation programme focused mainly on cleanliness, waste management and open-defecation-free outcomes
DA food-security programme for distributing subsidised grain to urban poor households
