Kerala PSC Social Welfare Schemes Questions and Answers

This page contains Kerala PSC Social Welfare Schemes Questions and Answers for psc exam preparations in Malayalam and English.

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1. The leader of Yachana Yathra

Answer: V.T. Bhattathirippadu

2. In which year was the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Introduced?

Answer: 1975

3. Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme(RLEGP) was introduced in India on:

Answer: August 15, 1983

4. 'Mission Indradhanush' launched by the Government of India pertains to

Answer: Immunization of children and pregnant woman

5. Under the ICDS Scheme launched in 1975 children are protected against 6 vaccine preventable diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, pertusis, tuberculosis and measles. Which colour of ration card is issued to Antyodaya beneficiaries?

Answer: Green

6. The Nodal Officer at the district level for the implementation of the National Food for Work Programme is:

Answer: The District Collector

7. Which of the Schemes has as its objective the integrated development of selected SC majority villages?

Answer: Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)

8. Which of the scheme for providing self-employment to educated unemployed youth?

Answer: -Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY)

9. What is the name of the Children's Neighbourhood Groups?

Answer: Balasabhas

10. Which Prime Minister of India launched the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in April 2005?

Answer: Manmohan Singh

11. Bharat Nirman is a time-bound business plan for action in _____?

Answer: Rural Infrastructure

12. Which among the followings are; the objectives of BalikaE. Samridhi Yojana?

Answer:

13. Who presented the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

14. What is the name of entrepreneur groups formed under Kudumbashree for the municipal solid waste management?

Answer: Thelima

15. Which is the main funding agency of the NRLM?

Answer: The World Bank

16. Which programme was started by the Govt. of India with the objective of providing economic security to the rural women & to encourage the saving habit among them?

Answer: Mahila Samridhi Yojana (MSY)

17. Under MSY programme, the rural woman of ______ years of above age can open their savings, account in the rural post office?

Answer: 18 Years

18. In which year was the JnNURM officially inaugurated?

Answer: 3 December 2005

19. Maximum age for joining Atal Pension Yojana is :

Answer: 40 years

20. JRY was started in 1989 by merging two erstwhile employment programs.Which were those?

Answer: National Rural Employment Programme(NREP)and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme(RLEGP) d)

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