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upsc-p1-economy-govt-schemes-programmes MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Programme or entitlement) (a) PM-KISAN (b) National Food Security Act (c) MGNREGA (d) Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY List II (Delivery instrument) 1. Public works combining income with local asset creation 2. Cash transfer to eligible farmer families 3. In-kind foodgrain entitlement 4. Hospitalisation assurance against high-cost shocks
The correct matching is a-2, b-3, c-1 and d-4. PM-KISAN is a cash transfer; the National Food Security Act provides an in-kind foodgrain entitlement; MGNREGA uses public works to provide income and create local assets; and PM-JAY provides hospitalisation assurance against high-cost shocks.
Q2With reference to Direct Benefit Transfer and Aadhaar, consider the following statements: 1. Direct Benefit Transfer began on 1 January 2013. 2. Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act applies to subsidies, benefits and services funded from the Consolidated Fund, subject to legal conditions and safeguards. 3. Aadhaar by itself establishes a person's poverty status, land ownership and eligibility under a welfare scheme. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Direct Benefit Transfer began on 1 January 2013, and Aadhaar Section 7 concerns Consolidated Fund-supported subsidies, benefits and services within legal safeguards. Statement 3 is incorrect: Aadhaar is an identity layer; eligibility follows the scheme's own rules and records.
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