Rural Employment MCQ

Question 1

Consider the following statements regarding selected MGNREGA safeguards:
1. Job cards are issued within 15 days from receipt of the application for job-card registration.
2. Contractors and machinery are allowed for ordinary MGNREGA works.
3. Social audit is a must for all works implemented under MGNREGA.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct because the job-card issue period is 15 days from receipt of the registration application. Statement 2 is incorrect: the cited MGNREGA feature bars contractors and machinery. Statement 3 is correct because social audit is mandatory for all implemented works.

Question 2

Consider the following statements regarding institutions under NRLM:
1. NRLM promotes strong institutions of the poor such as SHGs and their federations.
2. NRLM works toward universal financial inclusion beyond basic banking services for poor households, SHGs and their federations.
3. RSETIs under NRLM are meant to transform only urban graduates into salaried employees.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct because NRLM promotes SHGs and federations as institutions of the poor. Statement 2 is correct because it explicitly seeks universal financial inclusion beyond basic banking. Statement 3 is incorrect because RSETIs transform unemployed rural youth into self-employed entrepreneurs, not only urban graduates into salaried employees.

Question 3

Consider the following statements regarding DDU-GKY eligibility and inclusion:
1. The basic age criterion is confined to urban youth aged 18-45 years.
2. The programme has a specific target of 33 per cent for women.
3. The programme has a specific target of 5 per cent for persons with disabilities.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is incorrect because the basic age criterion cited is rural youth aged 15-35 years, with a higher limit for specified groups. Statements 2 and 3 are correct: the listed specific targets include women at 33 per cent and persons with disabilities at 5 per cent.

Question 4

Consider the following statements regarding demand for work under MGNREGA:
1. Every adult member of a registered household whose name appears in the job card may apply for unskilled manual work.
2. Applications for work must be for at least 7 days of continuous work.
3. Applications for work may be submitted either to the Gram Panchayat or to the Programme Officer.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct because adult members named in the job card are entitled to apply. Statement 2 is incorrect: the minimum continuous-work application period is 14 days, not 7 days. Statement 3 is correct because the Act permits submission to the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer.

Question 5

Consider the following statements regarding rural employment guarantees under MGNREGA:
1. The annual guarantee is subject to a maximum of 100 days per household in a financial year.
2. Employment under MGNREGA must be provided within 30 days of application.
3. Every adult member of a registered household whose name appears in the job card is entitled to apply for unskilled manual work.
4. The guarantee is for skilled technical work, not unskilled manual work.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is true because the guideline caps actual employment at 100 days per household in a financial year. Statement 2 is false: the official rule is 15 days, not 30 days. Statement 3 is true because every adult member named in the job card can apply for unskilled manual work. Statement 4 is false because the guarantee is tied to unskilled manual work, not skilled technical work.

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