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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements about DDU-GKY: 1. Its core target group is poor rural youth aged 15-35 years. 2. Women, particularly vulnerable tribal groups, persons with disabilities, transgender candidates and notified special groups may have an upper age limit of 45 years. 3. Women must constitute at least 33% of coverage. 4. Persons with disabilities must constitute at least 5% of coverage. How many of the statements given above are correct?
All four statements are correct. The core age band is 15-35 years, while the listed vulnerable or special categories may have an upper limit of 45 years. The mandatory inclusion floors are at least 33% women and at least 5% persons with disabilities, making the correct count four.
Q2Match each state category with the Centre:State cost-sharing ratio under DDU-GKY: 1. General states 2. North-Eastern and specified Himalayan states 3. Union Territories Which option gives the correct sequence for 1, 2 and 3?
The correct sequence is 60:40 for general states, 90:10 for North-Eastern and specified Himalayan states such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, and 100:0 for Union Territories because their entire share is funded by the Centre.
Q3On which date was Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana launched as a revamped placement-linked skill programme?
DDU-GKY was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development on 25 September 2014, observed as Antyodaya Diwas. The date is central to the scheme's identity because the programme was recast under the rural livelihoods mission as a placement-linked skilling initiative on that day.
Q4Consider the following statements about the special programmes under DDU-GKY: 1. Roshni covers 27 Left-Wing-Extremism-affected districts across 9 states and requires residential training. 2. Himayat covers all youth of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and is 100% centrally funded. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. Roshni operates in 27 Left-Wing-Extremism-affected districts of 9 states, with residential training mandatory and a women-coverage floor. Himayat extends to all youth in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and receives 100% funding from the Centre.
Q5Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana is administered by which ministry and functions as the skilling arm of which mission?
The Ministry of Rural Development launched DDU-GKY as the placement-linked skilling arm of the National Rural Livelihood Mission. It is implemented through state rural livelihood missions and approved project agencies, so the skill-development ministry is an attractive but incorrect choice.
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