Quiz on Rural Development Schemes

PMGSY stands for:

• Pradhan Mantri Grameen Swachh Yojana

• Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana

• Pradhan Mantri Grameen Suraksha Yojana

• Pradhan Mantri Gramin Samriddhi Yojana

What is the main objective of the SGRY (Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana)?

• Promote education in rural areas

• Provide food security and wage employment

• Construct houses for the rural poor

• Improve healthcare facilities in villages

NREGA, renamed as MGNREGA, guarantees:

• 50 days of wage employment annually

• 100 days of wage employment annually

• 150 days of wage employment annually

• Unlimited days of wage employment annually

Which scheme focuses on providing housing for the rural poor?

• PMGSY

• SGRY

• IAY

• SGSY

The SGSY (Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana) aims to:

• Promote self-employment in rural areas

• Enhance urban infrastructure

• Provide free healthcare to rural women

• Guarantee food supplies in drought-prone regions

The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in:

• 1999

• 2001

• 2003

• 2005

The main funding pattern of PMGSY is:

• 100% Central Government

• Shared by Central and State Governments

• 100% State Government

• Funded by NGOs

The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) primarily merged with which employment scheme in 2008?

• PMGSY

• NREGA

• IAY

• SGSY

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) applies to:

• Only Below Poverty Line (BPL) families

• Every rural household

• Rural households owning agricultural land

• Urban poor

Under IAY (Indira Awaas Yojana), the primary beneficiaries are:

• Urban slum dwellers

• Rural landless and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families

• Middle-income families

• Rural government employees