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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 5 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Consider the following statements about implementation and accountability under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: 1. At least 50% of works by value are to be executed through Gram Panchayats. 2. The Gram Sabha conducts the mandatory social-accountability review. 3. Material cost together with skilled and semi-skilled wages may exceed 40% of project cost whenever a district administration permits it. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: at least half of works by value are implemented through Gram Panchayats, and the Gram Sabha conducts the mandatory social-accountability review. Statement 3 is incorrect because the mandatory 60:40 rule limits material plus skilled and semi-skilled wage costs to 40% of project cost; it is not a district-level discretionary exception.
Q2Which one of the following correctly states the distance-related entitlement for a worker under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA?
The worksite should ordinarily be located within 5 km of the applicant's village. If employment is assigned beyond that distance, the worker is entitled to 10% additional wage to meet extra travel and living costs. Option D alone contains both the correct distance norm and compensation.
Q3Consider the following statements about demanding work under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: 1. Work must be provided within 15 days of the demand. 2. If work is not provided within that period, the State Government is liable to pay unemployment allowance. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements describe linked legal entitlements. An applicant must receive work within 15 days of demanding it. When the administration fails to provide work within that limit, unemployment allowance becomes payable, and the State Government bears that liability. Therefore, both 1 and 2 are correct.
Q4Under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, what minimum share of beneficiaries must be women?
Schedule II of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA gives women priority in employment so that at least one-third of the beneficiaries who register and demand work are women. Actual participation can exceed this floor, but that does not change the prescribed minimum; hence option C is correct.
Q5What is the statutory minimum number of days of wage employment guaranteed in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005?
Section 3 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 requires the State Government to provide an eligible rural household at least 100 days of unskilled manual work in a financial year. The entitlement is household-based, so option A states the statutory guarantee precisely.
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