51. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) does NOT

1. 1. Promote inclusive growth

   
   
   

   2. Guarantee 100 days employment in a year to every adult member of a rural household

   
   
   

   3. Enhances livelihood security to rural household

   
   
   

   4. Guarantee wage employment

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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52. Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India provides a guaranteed 100 days employment to rural employment seekers in India?

1. 1. Bharat Nirman

   
   
   

   2. Swarnajayanti Grameen Rojgar Yojana

   
   
   

   3. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

   
   
   

   4. National Food for Work Programme

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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53. Which of the following ministries has launched Integrated Westelands Development Programme (IWDP)?

1. 1. Ministry of Rural Development

   
   
   

   2. Ministry of Agriculture

   
   
   

   3. Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers

   
   
   

   4. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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54. What is Vande Mataram Scheme?

1. 1. A scheme to encourage youth to join defence forces

   
   
   

   2. An initiative in public-private partnership to reduce maternal mortality

   
   
   

   3. A new strategy included in the revised family planning programme to put emphases on saving pregnant women from HIV / AIDS

   
   
   

   4. A scheme sponsored by the Union Government to provide old age homes to the destitute and poor old women

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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55. The major thrust of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana (JRY) is on

1. 1. removal of poverty among the Scheduled Castes in rural areas

   
   
   

   2. creating additional wage employment opportunities in rural areas

   
   
   

   3. creating employment opportunities in urban areas

   
   
   

   4. providing training to rural youth for self-employment

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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