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National Social Assistance Programme MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which one of the following correctly states the commencement date and constitutional-policy basis of the National Social Assistance Programme?
The National Social Assistance Programme came into effect on 15 August 1995. Its policy basis is Article 41 among the Directive Principles of State Policy, which calls for public assistance in old age, sickness, disablement and other cases of undeserved want, subject to the State's economic capacity.
Q2Which component-benefit pair under the National Social Assistance Programme is correctly matched?
Annapurna provides 10 kg of foodgrains free each month to a senior citizen who is eligible for old-age pension but remains uncovered by it. The other options interchange benefits or age thresholds: the family benefit is a ₹20,000 lump sum, while pension amounts vary by component and change to ₹500 only from age 80.
Q3How many of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Old-age pension, age 60-79 — ₹200 per month 2. Widow pension, age 40-79 — ₹300 per month 3. Disability pension, age 18-79 with severe or multiple disability — ₹300 per month 4. National Family Benefit, death of a primary breadwinner aged 18-59 — ₹20,000 one-time assistance
All four pairs are correct. Eligible persons aged 60-79 receive ₹200 under old-age pension; widows aged 40-79 and eligible persons aged 18-79 with severe or multiple disability receive ₹300 in their respective components. A poor household receives a one-time ₹20,000 family benefit when its primary breadwinner aged 18-59 dies.
Q4Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. Annapurna was added. 2. Widow and disability pensions were introduced. 3. The maternity benefit component was transferred to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 4. The old-age pension was universalised for eligible poor elderly persons and renamed.
The correct sequence is 1-3-4-2. Annapurna was added in 2000; the maternity benefit component moved to the Health Ministry in 2001; the old-age pension was universalised for eligible poor elderly persons and renamed in 2007; widow and disability pensions followed in February 2009.
Q5Consider the following statements about the National Social Assistance Programme: 1. It applies in both rural and urban areas. 2. A person eligible under more than one pension category may receive only one central pension under the programme at a time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. The programme operates across rural and urban areas and therefore cannot be treated as a rural-only pension arrangement. It also bars pension overlap: even if one beneficiary meets more than one category's conditions, that person receives only one central pension at a time; a separate one-time family benefit is not a second pension.
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