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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements about the design and delivery of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: 1. The Union Government bears the estimated food subsidy of about Rs 11.80 lakh crore for the 5-year continuation from 1 January 2024. 2. States and union territories identify eligible households within the statutory coverage ceiling and manage last-mile distribution. 3. One Nation One Ration Card permits a beneficiary to collect the entitlement from any fair price shop in the country. 4. The benefit is paid as cash directly into every beneficiary's bank account. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. The Union bears the approximately Rs 11.80 lakh crore food-subsidy cost; states and union territories identify households and handle last-mile delivery; and nationwide ration-card portability allows collection at any fair price shop. Statement 4 is false because the benefit is foodgrain in kind, not cash.
Q2Which beneficiaries are covered automatically for free foodgrains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana without filing a separate application?
The scheme delivers free foodgrains to beneficiaries already covered by the National Food Security Act, 2013. A valid ration card under that law is the eligibility basis, so no separate scheme application is required. The principal categories are Antyodaya households and Priority Household members.
Q3Consider the following statements about the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana: 1. From 1 January 2023, the regular entitlement under the National Food Security Act was made free of cost instead of continuing it merely as an additional pandemic top-up. 2. From 1 January 2024, the free-foodgrain arrangement was extended for 5 years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. The pandemic version had provided extra free grain above the normal quota, but from 1 January 2023 the regular statutory entitlement itself became free. A further decision continued this free arrangement for 5 years with effect from 1 January 2024, carrying it through December 2028.
Q4Under the current free-foodgrain arrangement, what is the monthly entitlement of a Priority Household beneficiary?
A Priority Household beneficiary receives 5 kg of foodgrains per person every month, free of cost. This person-based entitlement must be distinguished from the Antyodaya Anna Yojana entitlement of 35 kg per household per month. Thus both the quantity and the unit make option B correct.
Q5Arrange the following developments related to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in chronological order, from earliest to latest: 1. The regular entitlement under the National Food Security Act was made free. 2. The scheme was announced as part of the COVID-19 relief package. 3. The free-foodgrain arrangement was extended for 5 years from January 2024. 4. Seven pandemic phases ended after covering 28 months.
The announcement came first on 26 March 2020. The seven pandemic phases then ran from April 2020 through December 2022 for 28 months. Next, the regular entitlement became free on 1 January 2023. Finally, a five-year continuation took effect on 1 January 2024. Therefore the order is 2-4-1-3.
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