Government Policies Quizzes - Current Affair MCQs

Ans: C – Four

• On February 24, 2023, 4 years of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana have been completed.
• The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24, 2019 from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
• Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year is provided to the farmers.

• It is being implemented by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Ans: B - March 2026

• The Central Government has extended the duration of PM Kusum Yojana till March 2026.
• This scheme was started in the year 2019.
• The objective was to have an additional solar capacity of 30,800 MW by the year 2022.

• Through the PM Kusum Yojana, electricity can be produced from the solar pump system.

Ans: B – Punjab

• The Punjab Government has launched an ambitious project 'School of Eminence'.
• The objective of this project is to ensure holistic development of the students along with the rejuvenation of education in government schools so that they become responsible citizens.

• Under the 'School of Eminence' project, 117 government schools in 23 districts will be upgraded.

Ans: D – Rajasthan

• Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to implement the Blindness Control Policy.
• For the first time in the country, the Blindness Control Policy has been implemented by the Government of Rajasthan with the objective of 'Right to Sight Vision'.

• This policy has been brought with the aim of bringing light to the lives of more than three lakh people suffering from visual impairment in the state.

Ans: B – Meghalaya

• Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has launched the Common School Bus System, Important Tourism Vehicles and Agriculture Response Vehicle schemes.

• The Chief Minister flagged off the shared school buses and hoped that this would help in reducing the problem of traffic jams in Shillong.

Ans: A – Tripura

• Tripura State Government has launched 'Saharsh' special education program to promote social and emotional learning.
• Its objective is to enable children to study with joy and enthusiasm.

• It was started as a pilot program in 40 schools in the state in August 2022, now it will be made available to all government and aided schools in the state.

Ans: D - Odisha

• Odisha government will provide free rice for one year under the state food security scheme.
• Under the scheme, people living in BPL families would be provided 5 kg rice per month.

• For this, the state government will spend Rs 185 crore.

Ans: A - Madhya Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh government has launched Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhoomi Adhikar Yojana from Bakpura Panchayat of Tikamgarh district.
• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan distributed free pattas of residential land to selected beneficiaries.

• Each beneficiary family will be given a plot of about 600 square feet for construction of houses under various schemes including Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.