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Social Assistance and Social Welfare

Description: This quiz aims to evaluate your understanding of Social Assistance and Social Welfare in India. The questions cover various aspects of social assistance programs, welfare schemes, and their impact on society.
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Which of the following is a primary objective of social assistance programs in India?

  1. To provide financial assistance to individuals and families in need.

  2. To promote economic growth and development.

  3. To enhance the quality of education and healthcare.

  4. To reduce the gap between rich and poor.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social assistance programs in India are primarily designed to provide financial support to individuals and families who are unable to meet their basic needs due to various factors such as poverty, unemployment, disability, or old age.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a social assistance program that guarantees employment to:

  1. Rural households in India.

  2. Urban households in India.

  3. Rural households below the poverty line.

  4. Urban households below the poverty line.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The MGNREGS is a social assistance program that guarantees 100 days of employment in a financial year to every rural household in India who is willing to do unskilled manual work at the minimum wage.

The Public Distribution System (PDS) is a social welfare scheme that provides:

  1. Subsidized food grains to poor and vulnerable households.

  2. Free food grains to poor and vulnerable households.

  3. Subsidized food grains to all households.

  4. Free food grains to all households.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The PDS is a social welfare scheme that provides subsidized food grains (wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene) to poor and vulnerable households in India. The scheme aims to ensure food security and nutritional well-being among the disadvantaged sections of society.

The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme is a social welfare program that provides:

  1. Nutrition, health, and early childhood education services to children under the age of six.

  2. Nutrition, health, and early childhood education services to children under the age of three.

  3. Nutrition, health, and early childhood education services to children under the age of nine.

  4. Nutrition, health, and early childhood education services to children under the age of twelve.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ICDS scheme provides nutrition, health, and early childhood education services to children under the age of six, pregnant and lactating mothers, and adolescent girls. The scheme aims to promote the holistic development of children and improve their nutritional status.

The National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) provides social assistance benefits to:

  1. Older persons, widows, disabled persons, and children in need.

  2. Older persons, widows, disabled persons, and children in urban areas.

  3. Older persons, widows, disabled persons, and children in rural areas.

  4. Older persons, widows, disabled persons, and children in both urban and rural areas.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The NSAP provides social assistance benefits to older persons, widows, disabled persons, and children in need, irrespective of their location in urban or rural areas. The scheme aims to provide financial support and social security to vulnerable individuals and families.

The National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) is a social welfare program that aims to:

  1. Promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among rural women.

  2. Promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among rural men.

  3. Promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among rural youth.

  4. Promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among rural children.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The NRLM is a social welfare program that aims to promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among rural women through the formation of self-help groups (SHGs) and providing them with financial assistance, training, and market linkages.

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is a social welfare scheme that aims to:

  1. Provide banking and financial services to the unbanked population in India.

  2. Provide banking and financial services to the urban population in India.

  3. Provide banking and financial services to the rural population in India.

  4. Provide banking and financial services to the middle class population in India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The PMJDY is a social welfare scheme that aims to provide banking and financial services to the unbanked population in India, particularly those living in rural and remote areas. The scheme offers basic banking services such as savings accounts, debit cards, and access to credit and insurance.

The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a social assistance scheme that provides:

  1. Pension benefits to unorganized sector workers in India.

  2. Pension benefits to organized sector workers in India.

  3. Pension benefits to government employees in India.

  4. Pension benefits to private sector employees in India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The APY is a social assistance scheme that provides pension benefits to unorganized sector workers in India, such as farmers, construction workers, street vendors, and domestic workers. The scheme aims to provide financial security and old age income support to workers in the unorganized sector.

The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) is a social assistance scheme that provides:

  1. Accidental death and disability insurance to poor and vulnerable households in India.

  2. Accidental death and disability insurance to middle class households in India.

  3. Accidental death and disability insurance to urban households in India.

  4. Accidental death and disability insurance to rural households in India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The PMSBY is a social assistance scheme that provides accidental death and disability insurance to poor and vulnerable households in India. The scheme offers a sum assured of Rs. 2 lakhs in case of accidental death and Rs. 1 lakh in case of permanent total disability due to an accident.

The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is a social assistance scheme that provides:

  1. Life insurance to poor and vulnerable households in India.

  2. Life insurance to middle class households in India.

  3. Life insurance to urban households in India.

  4. Life insurance to rural households in India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The PMJJBY is a social assistance scheme that provides life insurance to poor and vulnerable households in India. The scheme offers a sum assured of Rs. 2 lakhs in case of death due to any cause.

The National Health Mission (NHM) is a social welfare scheme that aims to:

  1. Improve the health status of the population in India.

  2. Improve the health status of the urban population in India.

  3. Improve the health status of the rural population in India.

  4. Improve the health status of the middle class population in India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The NHM is a social welfare scheme that aims to improve the health status of the population in India by providing comprehensive primary healthcare services, strengthening secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities, and promoting health awareness and behavior change.

The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is a social assistance scheme that provides:

  1. Health insurance to poor and vulnerable households in India.

  2. Health insurance to middle class households in India.

  3. Health insurance to urban households in India.

  4. Health insurance to rural households in India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The RSBY is a social assistance scheme that provides health insurance to poor and vulnerable households in India. The scheme offers a sum assured of Rs. 30,000 per family per year for hospitalization expenses.

The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a social assistance scheme that provides:

  1. Cash assistance to pregnant women for institutional delivery.

  2. Cash assistance to pregnant women for home delivery.

  3. Cash assistance to pregnant women for both institutional and home delivery.

  4. Cash assistance to pregnant women for neither institutional nor home delivery.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The JSY is a social assistance scheme that provides cash assistance to pregnant women for institutional delivery. The scheme aims to promote institutional deliveries and reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a social welfare scheme that aims to:

  1. Provide free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 in India.

  2. Provide free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 6 and 18 in India.

  3. Provide free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 3 and 6 in India.

  4. Provide free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 14 and 18 in India.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The SSA is a social welfare scheme that aims to provide free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 in India. The scheme focuses on improving access to education, reducing dropout rates, and improving the quality of education.

The Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) is a social welfare scheme that provides:

  1. Free meals to school children in India.

  2. Free meals to school children in urban areas in India.

  3. Free meals to school children in rural areas in India.

  4. Free meals to school children in both urban and rural areas in India.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The MDMS is a social welfare scheme that provides free meals to school children in both urban and rural areas in India. The scheme aims to improve the nutritional status of school children and reduce dropout rates.

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