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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Which description best identifies the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana launched in 2015?
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana was launched in 2015 as a Centrally Sponsored umbrella scheme. It provides central grants for specified irrigation activities and seeks farm-level water access, assured irrigation, better water-use efficiency and sustainable conservation; it is not a uniform cash-transfer programme.
Q2Match List I with List II for the 2021-26 targets of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. List I: 1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme 2. Surface Minor Irrigation and repair-renovation-restoration of water bodies under Har Khet Ko Pani 3. Watershed Development Component List II: a. 49.5 lakh hectare of rainfed or degraded land b. 13.88 lakh hectare of additional irrigation potential c. 4.5 lakh hectare of additional irrigation Select the correct code.
The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme targeted 13.88 lakh hectare of additional irrigation potential. Surface Minor Irrigation together with repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies targeted 4.5 lakh hectare under Har Khet Ko Pani. The Watershed Development Component covered 49.5 lakh hectare of rainfed or degraded land. Therefore, 1-b, 2-c and 3-a is correct.
Q3Which of the following correctly matches a component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana with its implementing department?
The Watershed Development Component is implemented by the Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development. By contrast, the water-resources department runs the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme and Har Khet Ko Pani, while the agriculture department implements Per Drop More Crop.
Q4What total outlay was approved for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana during 2021-26?
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2021-26 with a total outlay of ₹93,068 crore. The separate figures of ₹37,454 crore for central assistance to States and ₹20,434.56 crore for debt servicing are parts of the approval, not substitutes for the total.
Q5Consider the following statements about the approved targets of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2021-26: 1. It aimed to benefit about 22 lakh farmers, including 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste and 2 lakh Scheduled Tribe farmers. 2. It targeted 13.88 lakh hectare of additional irrigation potential under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme. 3. It envisaged watershed projects covering 49.5 lakh hectare of rainfed or degraded land. Which of the statements are correct?
All three statements reproduce approved 2021-26 targets. The programme aimed to benefit about 22 lakh farmers, including the stated social-category counts; create 13.88 lakh hectare of additional irrigation potential under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme; and complete watershed projects over 49.5 lakh hectare of rainfed or degraded land.
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