Medieval History + Govt. Schemes - Amazon Web Services 23 A Topic: Mughal dynasty Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation: Sher Shah Suri took keen interest in improving agriculture

Ans 1 CTopic: Mughal Period Level: Moderate Type: Factual

Explanation:The Ibadat Khana or “House of Worship” was a prayer or a meeting room built by Akbar at his palace inFatehpur Sikri. Originally he intended the place to be only for Sunni Muslims to gather and discussvarious issues. However, when petty differences between other religious sects and followers got out ofcontrol he decided to open the room to every one of all faiths.Locals and visitors to the city were often invited to participate in debates and discussions in this room.Religious leaders and philosophers from his empire and those who were passing through were encouragedto come to the discussions on Thursday evenings.Perturbed by the differences of the religious leaders and philosophers, Akbar attempted to bring aboutreconciliation by creating a new faith, the Din-i-Ilahi or ‘Faith of the Divine.’

Ans 2 ATopic: arabs and turks in India Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:The Khilji, Lodi and Sur dynasty had Afgan origin where as Mameluk or slave dynasty was Turks.

Ans 3 CTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Balban started the practice of sijada and paibos to emphasise that nobles were not his equalsSijda= prostration Paibos =kissing the feet of monarch

Ans 4 ATopic: Early medieval history Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation:Paramars ruled over Malwa and Gahadavalas ruled over Kanauj.

Ans 5 DTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Image result for market reforms of alauddin khiljiThe market reform of Alauddin Khilji was one of the most effective and far reaching economic regulationsof the Sultanate period. ... These measures were enacted to regulate the activities of the traders whobrought grain to Delhi. The Sultan fixed the prices of all commoditions from grain to cloths, slaves, cattleetc.He set up 3 markets # One for food grains #One for costly clothes # One for horses, slaves and cattle

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Each market was under an officer called Shahana and strict punishments were given to the anyviolations.

Ans 6 ATopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Easy Type: FactualExplanation:The Iqta system was a practice of Tax farming that was introduced by Iltutmish in Delhi Sultanate. It wasbasically grant of revenue from a territory in lieu of salary.

Ans 7 CTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Dagh is the system of branding the horses and Chehra was related to the biometric information aboutsoldiers.Dagh system was introduced to ensure inferior quality of horses are not introduced in to the army

Ans 8 BTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Muhammad Bin Tughlaq is known as a “Man of Ideas” and can be said one of the most striking sultan ofmedieval India. He was a trained intellectual, a keen student of Persian poetry and a philosopher, lover ofscience and mathematics. He is known for the idea of a Central Capital and experiments with a nominaltoken Currency. These ideas were all good, but he was in hurry and impatient of the slow adoption of hismeasures. All those who could not keep pace with his imagination, became victim of his wrath and werepunished severely. The result was that Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, as a sultan proved himself a completefailure before the history of forces toppled him. Muhammad- Bin- Tughlaq was secular. He was prepared to give high offices to people on the basis ofmerit. The nobility of Muhammad consisted of many divergent sections

Ans 9 ATopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Diwan I kohi was the agricultural department started by Muhammad bin tughlaq. The agricultural landswere divided in to developmental blocks headed by an official whose job was to extend cultivation bygiving loans to cultivate superior crops

Ans 10 BTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Difficult Type: Factual

Ans 11 CTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Difficult Type: Factual


Explanation:Ibn Battuta visited India in 1333 during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.Timur invaded india in 1398 during the rule of Nasiruddin Muhammad Tughlaq

Ans 12 DTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation:Ariz-i-mamalik was the head of the military department also known as diwan-i-ariz. However thecommander in chief of the army was the emperor and not Ariz-i-mamalik

Ans 13 DTopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Easy Type : Factual Explanation:Akbar was the emperor of Mughal dynasty from 1542 to 1605. The British east India Company wasestablished in 1600

Ans 14 CTopic: Bakthi and Sufi movement Level: Moderate Type: FactualExplanation:Sufis are mystics who were persons of deep devotion. Sufis were organised in to 12 different orders knownsilsilas.Silsilas were of two types, Ba-shara and Be-shara. Ba-shara followed Islamic laws and Be-shara did not follow Islamic laws

Ans 15 DTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation: The architecture of Delhi sultanate includes the buildings and monuments built in 320 years in Delhiand surrounding areas by Slave, Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties. Contents [hide] SalientFeatures Introduction of the Double Dome feature Example Monuments of Delhi Sultanate Alai DarwazaQutb Minar Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque Alauddin Khilji’s tomb and madarsa Alai Minar TughlaqabadSalient Features Sultanate era marked the evolution and development of a new-type of Hindu-Muslimarchitecture in which decorative exuberance of the Hindu architecture was toned down and its place wastaken by new elements such as use of geometrical shapes, calligraphy, inscriptional art etc. However, theelements of Hindu architecture still formed the basis of new architectural style. This was mainly becauseof three reasons. Firstly, the Muslim rulers had to employ Indian architects and masons; Secondly, earlymosques were built by demolition of temples and the Muslim rulers used the same material of Hindutemples in making their mosques and tombs. Thirdly, rather than building new monuments from scratch,the early Muslim rulers resorted to convert the Hindu and Jain temples into mosques by making fewalternations here and there. From Delhi Sultanate era, we see the beginning of use of the false archs andfalse domes (such as Quwwat-ul-islam Mosque) to true arch and domes (begins from Alai Darwaja) andreached its mature phase as Indo-Islamic art in the Mughal Era. While numerous square-planmausoleums were built in Delhi, the new form of octagonal plan with a surrounding colonnade wasdeveloped from the last stage of the Sayyid through the Lodi rule. This is the best represented byMuhammad Shah’s Tomb (1443) and Sikandar Lodi’s Tomb (1517/8) in Lodi Gardens.


Ans 16 BTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linearpatterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elementssuch as use of Quran verses.

Ans 17 DTopic: Delhi sultanate Level: Difficult Type: FactualExplanation:Khusrau composed five historical masnavis (poems) in each of which historical events are described (inverse).Zia-ud-din [Ziauddin] Barani (1285–1357) was a Muslim political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate located inpresent-day North India during Muhammad bin Tughlaq and Firuz Shah's reign. He was best known forcomposing the Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi, a work on medieval India,The Futuh-us Salatin of Isami is a versified history of the Muslim rulers of India. It begins with theaccount of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna's reign (999-1030 ad) and comes to a close with that of thefoundation of the Bahmani Sultanate in the Deccan by Alauddin Bahaman Shah, a rebel against SultanMuhammad Tughluq, in 1350

Ans 18 ATopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation:Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India, was the son of Shiekh UmarMirza, the ruler of Farghana. He was born in A.D. 1483.Babur was not content with ruling over the small kingdom of Farghana. He attacked Samarkand, but hisuncles defeated him. He gathered a small army and and attacked Samarkand again. In his attempt tocapture Samarkand, he even lost his own kingdom Farghana.Thus, he became a wanderer. It was during this Period that he came to Kabul and captured it. He gave upthe idea of the conquest of Samarkand. Babur had heard of the rich land called India and rememberedhis grandfather Timur’s invasion of India. He now plans to divert his attention towards this country.


Sangram Singh, popularly known as Rana Sanga, was the ruler of Mewar. He aspired to capture thethrone of Delhi and Agra. He is said to have invited Babur to invade India. He was perhaps under thedelusion that Babur like his ancestor Timur would invade, loot and go back to Kabul

Ans 19 ATopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explantion:Akbar started ‘tauhid-i-ilahi’ (Divine Monotheism). It was really an order of Sufistic type. Many times it’swritten as Din-i-Ilahi. But original word is Tauhid and not Din. Din means Faith

Ans 20 ATopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation:Mughal paintings are known for their realistic portraiture. Realism is the key note of Mughal School ofpainting.Eg,

Kwaja Abdur Samad, Baswan, Daswant, Keshudara were the famous painters in Akbars court.

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Ans 22 BTopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Easy Type: Factual Explanation:Sher Shah Suri (1486–22 May 1545) was the founder of the Sur Empire in North India, with its capital atDelhi. An ethnic Pashtun, Sher Shah took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540. After his accidentaldeath in 1545, his son Islam Shah became his successor. [2][3][4][5][Unreliable source?][6] He first servedas a private before rising to become a commander in the Mughal army under Babur and then thegovernor of Bihar. In 1537, when Babur's son Humayun was elsewhere on an expedition, Sher Shah surioverran the state of Bengal and established the Sur dynasty. [7] A brilliant strategist, Sher Shah provedhimself as a gifted administrator as well as a capable general.Sher Shah Suri was a good general and administrator. He introduced a new currency, a silver coin knownas 'Rupia'. He reduced custom duties and built an excellent connection of roads, including Grand TrunkRoad in Bihar. Sher Shah was a secular ruler who practised tolerance and welfare


Ans 23 ATopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Sher Shah Suri took keen interest in improving agriculture and revenue administration. He instituted asystem by which the cultivated area was measured and a crop rate called ray was fixed

Ans 24 CTopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation: Akbar introduced the Dahasala and Zabati system of land revenue collection in 1580-82 to alleviate theproblems arising due to fixing prices every year and doing settlements of revenues of previous years. Inthis system, average produce of ten years was derived. One third of this average produce was fixed inRupees per Bigha and fixed as share of the state (Mal). Rest two third share was left to the cultivators(Kharaj).The only difference is in Zabti system, not only were local prices taken in to account, paraganas havingthe same productivity were grouped in to same assessment circles.Zabti System was introduced by Raja Todarmal, the able finance minister of Akbar, who had honed hisskills under his first master Shershah Suri.

Ans 25 BTOPIC: Mughal dynasty Level: Difficult Type: Factual ExplanationAfter the standardization of land measurement, Akbar turned towards ascertainment of the amount ofproduce per Bigha and the state’s share in it. Shershah Suri had already divided land into four differentcategories. Akbar followed the system and to make a comparative estimate of the produce of lands andfixed different revenues for each of them. These four types were as follows: Polaj Polaj was the ideal andbest type of land throughout the empire. This land was cultivated always and was never allowed to liefallow. Parati or Parauti this was the land kept out of cultivation temporarily in order to recoup its lostfertility. Chachar Chachar was a kind of land allowed to lie fallow for three or four years and thenresumed under cultivation. Banjar Banjar was the worst kind of land that was left out of cultivation forfive years or upwards. Fixation of state’s share in produce the best lands viz. Polaj and Parauti weresubdivided into three categories viz. good, middle and bad. Average produce of these three categories,called Mahsul was taken as a normal produce per Bigha. One third of this Mahsul (average produce) wasfixed as state’s share. The Parauti land also was liable to pay the Polaj rate (one third of Mahsul) whencultivated. Chachar land was allowed to pay a concessional rate until it was cultivated again to be liable topay the Polaj rate. Banjar lands were also not totally neglected

Ans 26 ATopic: Mughal Dynasty Level: Easy Type: FactualExplanation:Todar Mal was a brilliant revenue officer who first worked under Sher Shah Suri and later under Akbar.He was the main architect behind Zabti system which is also called as Todar Mal bandobast.

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Topic: Mughal dynasty Level: Moderate Type: Factual The mansabdari system, evolved by Akbar with certain changes and modifications, was the basis of civiland military administrations under the Mughals. The word mansab means a place or position. Themansab awarded to an individual fixed both his status in the official hierarchy and also his salary. It alsofixed the number of armed retainers the holder sof mansab was to maintain. The system was formulatedto streamline rank of the nobles, fix their salary and specify the number of cavalry to be maintained bythem.Under the mansab system ranks were expressed in numerical terms. Abul Fazl statesthat Akbar hadestablished 66 grades of Mansabdars ranging from commanders of 10horsemen to 10,000 horsemen,although only 33 grades have been mentioned by him initially a single number represented the rank,personal pay and the size of the contingentof the mansabdar. Later the rank of mansabdar came to bedenoted by two numbers- Zat and-Sawar. The Zat denoted personal rank of an official and the SawarIndicated the size of contingents maintained by the mansabdars. Depending on the strength of contingentMansabdars were placed in three categories. Let us take the example of a mansabdar who had a rank of7000 zat and 7000 sawar (7000/7000). In the first Zat and Sawar ranks were equal (7000/7000). In thesecond, Sawar rank was lower than the Zat but stopped at half, or fifty percent, of the Zat rank(7000/4000). In the third, sawar rank was lower than fifty percent of the Zat rank (7000/3000)

Ans 28 ATopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation:The provinces or subas were divided into Sarkars. The Sarkars were divided into Parganas. The villagewas the smallest unit of administration.At the level of Sarkar, there were two important functionaries, the faujdar and the Amalguzar. TheFaujdar was appointed by the imperial order

Ans 29 DTopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Easy Type: Factual Explanation:Even though Akbar tried to abolish sati, it was not banned completely. Sati as allowed if the womanherself desired it.Akbar started the practice of Jharoka darshan which is emperor showing himself from the balcony of hispalace to his subjects. This practice was stopped by Aurangzeb

Ans 30 DTopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Easy Type: Factual

Explanation:In 1738, Nadir Shah proceeded to invade India. The excuse for the invasion being that the Mughalemperor Muhammad Shah had insulted the Persian envoy at the royal court of Delhi. He overran thewestern frontiers of Mughal Empire capturing Ghazni, Kabul and Lahore in 1739. When Nadir Shahcrossed Khyber Pass the Governor of Punjab requested the Mughal Empire to reinforce the defences inPunjab, but the then Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah turned a deaf ear towards his genuine request


Ans 31 CTopic: Mughal dynasty Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Decline of Mughal EmpireIntroduction: Towards the end of Aurangzeb’s reign the Mughal Empire began to show signs of weakness.Revolts took place here and there. And after Aurangzeb’s death in 1707 the process of decline set afoot.The top 6 reasons for the decline and downfall of Mughal Empire in India are given below:

1. None of Aurangzeb’s successors could give any stability to the empire. They were absolutelyinefficient.

2. The nobles took advantage of this situation and they enriched and strengthened themselves.3. Aurangzeb’s son Muajjan won the first round of succession war and sat on the throne under the

name Bahadur Shah. He was very inefficient and after his death a quarrel took place among hisfour sons.

4. The eldest, Jahandar Shah got the throne but was assassinated in 1713 and his nephewFarruksiyar was made emperor by two very influential brothers – the Sayyids. The Sayyid brother(Sayyid Hussain Ali and Sayyid Abdullah) now were so influential that they could make orunmake everything. Farruksiyar was soon dragged down and killed and now the Sayyids madeMuhammad Shah emperor of Delhi.

5. Muhammad Shah was pleasure-loving but he ruled for longer time than did his immediatepredecessors. It was he who at last broke the power of the Sayyids. It was, moreover, in his reignthat Nadir Shah of Persia invaded India in 1739 A.D. He carried destruction everywhere. Indiahardly recovered from this shock. Muhammad shah died in 1748.

6. During the next reign the different parts of the empire began to fall apart. Oudh or Ayodhya,Bengal and Hyderabad became independent. The two later emperors, Alamgir II and Shah AlamII, were powerless. The Mughal empire from that time remained just a name without any realpower

Ans 32 BTopic: Bhakti and sufi movementLevel: Moderate Type: Conceptual Explanation:Usually it is accepted that the most characteristic feature of the religious development during themedieval period was the movement which emphasized single-minded intense devotion to God. It was acomplete surrender of oneself to God.The movement which emphasized primarily these ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God.Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation.Main Features of the Bhakti Movement:

1. Unity of God or one God though known by different names.2. Bhakti, intense love and devotion, the only way to salvation.3. Repetition of the True Name.4. Self-Surrender.5. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith.6. Rejection of idol worship by many saints7. Open- mindedness about deciding religious matters.8. No distinction of different castes, higher or low9. Need of a guru for guidance advocated by some.10. Preaching’s through local or regional languages and travelling from place to place for spreading

the religious message.


Even though bhakti movement emphasised on bhakti as the recognised road to attain salvation, it did notreject jnana and karma

Ans 33 CTopic: Medieval history Level: Moderate Type: Factual

Ans 34 DTopic: Medieval history Level: Moderate Type: Factual

Ans 35 CTopic: Medeival history Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation:Dilwara Temples. The Dilwara temples of India are located about 2½ kilometres from Mount Abu,Rajasthan's only hill station. These Jain temples were built by Vastapul Tejpal who was the minister ofBhima,Chalukyas of Gujrath ruler

Ans 36 CTopic: India in 18 century Level: easy Type : factual Explanation:Balaji Vishwanath (1662–1720), better known as Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath, was the first of a series ofhereditary Peshwas (Marathi for Prime Minister) hailing from the Marathi speaking Chitpavan KokanasthaHindu family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Ans 37 DTOPIC: India in 18 century Level: Easy Type: Factual Explanation:In the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five Jantar Mantars in total, in NewDelhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi; they were completed between 1724 and 1735

Ans 38 ATopic: India in 18 century Level; Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Chauth or chaetae was a regular tax or tribute imposed, from early 18th century, by the Maratha Empirein India. It was an annual tax nominally levied at 25% on revenue or produce, hence the name. It waslevied on the lands which were under nominal Mughal rule

Ans 39 ATopic: India in 18 century Level: Moderate Type: Factual


Explanation:The Treaty of Purandar was signed on June 11, 1665, between the Rajput ruler Jai Singh I, who wascommander of the Mughal Empire, and Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Shivaji was forced to signthe agreement after Jai Singh besieged Purandar fort. When Shivaji realised that war with the MughalEmpire would only cause damage to the empire and that his men would suffer heavy losses, he chose tomake a treaty instead of leaving his men under the MughalsFollowing are the main points of the treaty:

Shivaji kept twelve forts, along with an area worth an income of 100,000 (1 lakh) huns.Shivaji was required to help the Mughals whenever and wherever required.Shivaji's son Sambhaji was tasked with the command of a 5,000-strong force under the Mughals.If Shivaji wanted to claim the Konkan area under Vijapur's control, he would have to pay 4 million (40lakh) huns to the Mughals.He had to give up his forts at Purandar, Rudramal, Kondhana, Khandagla, Lohagad, Isagad, Tung, Tikona,Rohida fort, Nardurga, Mahuli, Bhandardurga, Palaskhol, Rupgad, Bakhtgad, Morabkhan, Manikgad,Saroopgad, Sakargad, Marakgad, Ankola, Songad, and Maangad

Ans 40 BTopic: Medieval history Level: Difficult Type: Factual Explanation:Silambam or Silambattam) is a weapon-based Indian martial art from Tamil Nadu, but also traditionallypractised by the Tamil community of Malaysia. It derives from the Tamil word silam meaning "hill" and theword perambu from which the English "bamboo" originates. Silambam referred to the sound derived fromswinging of the perambu a particular type of bamboo from the Kurinji hills in southern Indian sub-continent. Thus silambam was named after its primary weapon, the perambu. The related termsilambattam often refers specifically to stick-fighting

Ans 41 ATopic: Vijayanagara and Bahamani KingdomLevel: difficult Type: factual Explanation:Important features of Vijayanagara architecture are 1. Pillared halls with elaborately decorated pillars2. Subsidary shrines or amman shrines dedicated to the consort of male deity3. Kalyana Mandapam which is a square, raised platform surrounded by rows of inticrately

Ans 42 CTopic: India in 18 century


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Ans 43 BTopic: Vijayanagara and Bahamani Kingdom Level; difficult Type: factual Explanation:Four dynasties ruled over the Vijaynagar Kingdom in succession. They were:The Sangama dynasty,(1336-1485 AD)The Saluva dynasty,( 1485-1505 A.D)The Tuluva dynasty (1505-1570 A.D.)The Aravidu dynasty

Ans 44 DTopic: Vijayanagara and Bahamani kingdoms Level: difficult Type: factual Explanation:The Veerabhadra temple is in Lepakshi in the Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Built in the 16th century, the architectural features of the temple are in the Vijayanagara style withprofusion of carvings and paintings at almost every exposed surface of the temple. The fresco paintingsare particularly detailed in very bright dresses and colours with scenes of Rama and Krishna from theepic stories of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas and they are well preserved

Ans 45 CTopic: Vijayanagara and Bahamani kingdoms Level: Easy Type: Factual Explanation:Amuktamalyada is an epic poem in Telugu composed by Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagar Dynasty.Amuktamalyada translates to one who wears and gives away garlands. Considered as a masterpiece,Amuktamalyada describes the story of wedding of the Hindu Lord Vishnu and Andal (or Goda Devithe)the Tamil Alvar poet and daughter of Periyalvar, at Srirangam

Ans 46 BTopic: India in 18 century Level: moderate Type: Factual Explanation:Sir Eyre Coot Was the English general.Lally was the French general

Ans 47 BTopic: India in 18 century Level: Moderate Type: Factual Explanation:In 1611, British established their first factory of south India at Masulipatnam

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Ans 51 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Division is entrusted with the responsibility ofimplementation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). Under the scheme,each MP has the choice to suggest to the District Collector for, works to the tune of Rs.5 crore per annumto be taken up in his/her constituency.The Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament can recommend works in one or more districts in the State fromwhere he/she has been elected.The Nominated Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha may select any District in the Country forimplementation of their choice of work under the scheme. The Department has issued the guidelines onScheme Concept, implementation, and monitoring. The Department has initiated all necessary steps toensure that the scheme is successfully implemented in the field.The funds released under the scheme are non-lapsable. This means that if the is not spent in that year, itwill be carried forward to the subsequent years, subject to eligibility

Ans 52 BTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The National Food Security Mission is being continued during 12th Five Year Plan with new targets ofadditional production of food grains of 25 million tons of food grains comprising of 10 million tons rice, 8million tons of wheat, 4 million tons of pulses and 3 million tons of coarse cereals by the end of 12th FiveYear Plan.The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) during the 12th Five Year Plan will have five components (i)NFSM- Rice; (ii) NFSM-Wheat; (iii) NFSM-Pulses, (iv) NFSM-Coarse cereals and (v) NFSM-CommercialCrops.

Ans 53 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level- EasyType-FactualExplanation:The programme of “Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)” was launched in 2010-11 toaddress the constraints limiting the productivity of “rice based cropping systems” in eastern Indiacomprising seven (7) States namely; Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern UttarPradesh (Purvanchal) and West Bengal.The programme is now a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.


Ans 54 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, launched the National Heritage CityDevelopment and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme on 21st January, 2015, with a focus on holisticdevelopment of heritage cities. The scheme aims to preserve and revitalise soul of the heritage city toreflect the city’s unique character by encouraging aesthetically appealing, accessible, informative &secured environment. With duration of 4 years (Completing in November, 2018) and a total outlay of INR500 Crores. The Scheme is being implemented in 12 identified Cities namely Ajmer, Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami,Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal.

Ans 55 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The green energy corridor is grid connected network for the transmission of renewable energy producedfrom various renewable energy projects. The project was envisaged by Power Grid Corporation of IndiaLimited (PGCIL) in its innovative report titled ‘Green Energy Corridors’. It was proposed as a dedicatedtransmission network for renewable energy across different renewable energy potential.

Ans 56 BTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Irrigation is a state subject and irrigation projects are formulated, executed and funded by the StateGovernments themselves from their own resources. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)provide Central Loan Assistance (CLA) to major/medium irrigation projects in the country, with theobjective to accelerate the implementation of those projects which were beyond resource capability of thestates or were in advanced stage of completion

Ans 57 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Soil Health Card is a printed report that will be given to farmers once in three years for each ofhis/her land holding.It will contain crucial information on:• Macro nutrients in the soil, secondary nutrients and micro nutrients• Type of soil• Fertilizer type to be used• Crop suitability for the type of soil and climate• The card will be accompanied by an advisory on the corrective measures that a farmer should take toimprove soil health and obtain a better yield.• The Central Government provides assistance to State Governments for setting up Soil Testing• Laboratories for issuing Soil Health Cards to farmers


• The state governments will prepare yearly action plan on the issue and the cost will be shared in theratio of 75:25 between the Centre and states

Ans 58 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:E-NAM (National Agricultural Market) is a pan-India electronic trading portal launched by Ministry ofAgriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Gov. of India, to facilitate farmers, traders, buyers, exporters andprocessors with a common platform for trading commodities.Implications/ Benefits for various stakeholders• FarmersThey can sell produce without the interference of any brokers or middlemen thereby making competitivereturns out of their investment.• TradersTraders will be able to do secondary trading from one APMC to another one anywhere in India.Local traders can get access to larger national market for secondary trading.• Buyers, Processers & ExportersBuyers like large retailers, processors or exporters will be able to source commodities from any mandi inIndia thereby reducing the inter-mediation cost. Their physical presence and dependence onintermediaries will not be needed.• ConsumersNAM will increase the number of traders and the competition among them increases. This translates in tostable prices and availability to the consumers.• MandisThere will be reduction in book keeping and reporting system as it will be generated automatically.Monitoring and regulation of traders and commission agents becomes easy. Transparency in the processeliminates the scope of manipulation of tendering/auctioning process. Market allocation fee will increasedue to accounting of all transactions taking place in the market. It will reduce the manpowerrequirements as the tendering/auctioning process is carried out electronically. For instance, the systemdeclares the winner of lots within few seconds. It eliminates information asymmetry as all the activities ofan APMC can be known directly from the website.• OthersNAM aims to improve the marketing aspect of the agriculture sector. With one license for the entire stateand single point levy, an entire state becomes a market and the market fragmentation within the samestate gets abolished. It will improve the supply chain of commodities and reduces wastages

Ans 59 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana - It envisages a uniform premium of only 2 per cent to be paid byfarmers for Kharif crops, and 1.5 per cent for Rabi crops. The premium for annual commercial andhorticultural crops will be 5 per cent.This scheme is dedicated to bring in more than 50% of the farmers under its wing within the next 2–3years. Around 25% of the claims will be sent to the farmer’s direct account. Also, the scheme will remainas it is. This means that there will be no cap on coverage. Also there won’t be any cap on the reduction inthe insured sum.This insurance scheme, unlike the previous ones, covers local calamities too, such as landslide,hailstorm, inundation, etc. inundation was not covered by the previous schemes.


The government has proposed that there will only be one insurance company for the entire state. Mostlythe private as well as the national agricultural insurance companies will be approached to implement it.In post-harvest losses, coverage will be available up to a maximum period of 14 days from harvesting forthose crops which are kept in “cut & spread” condition to dry in the field.The use of technology will be encouraged to a great extent. Smart phones will be used to capture andupload data of crop cutting to reduce the delays in claim payment to farmers. Remote sensing will be usedto reduce the number of crop cutting experiments

Ans 60 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:ASMITA is acronym for All School Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis and shall be launched underShala Asmita Yojana (SAY). SAY aims to track the educational journey of school students from Class I toClass XII across the 15 lakhs private and government schools in the country. ASMITA will be an onlinedatabase which will carry information of student attendance and enrolment, learning outcomes, mid-daymeal service and infrastructural facilities among others. Students will be tracked through their Aadhaarnumbers and in case those not having unique number will be provided with it

Ans 61 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) in Higher Education aimed at tapping the talent pool ofscientists and entrepreneurs, internationally to encourage their engagement with the institutes of HigherEducation in India so as to augment the country's existing academic resources, accelerate the pace ofquality reform, and elevate India's scientific and technological capacity to global excellence.In order to garner the best international experience into our systems of education, enable interaction ofstudents and faculty with the best academic and industry experts from all over the world and also sharetheir experiences and expertise to motivate people to work on Indian problems, there is a need for aScheme of International Summer and Winter Term. A system of Guest Lectures by internationally andnationally renowned experts would be evolved along with a comprehensive Faculty DevelopmentProgramme not only for new IITs, IIMs, IISERs but also other institutions in the country

Ans 62 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Namami Gange Project or Namami Ganga Yojana is an ambitious Union Government Project whichintegrates the efforts to clean and protect the Ganga river in a comprehensive manner.Pollution Control measures:• Treatment of waste water in drains by applying bio-remediation method. • Treatment of waste water through in-situ treatment. • Treatment of waste water by the use of innovative technologies.• Treatment of waste water through municipal sewage & effluent treatment plants.• Introducing immediate measures to arrest inflow of sewage.• Introducing PPP approach for pollution control.• Introduction of 4-battalion of Territorial Army Ganga Eco-Task Force

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Topic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Union Government has launched National LED programme – Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All(UJALA) .The UJALA scheme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a jointventure of PSUs under the Union Ministry of Power. IAE has been impressed with performance of India’sUJALA programme in terms of vastly improving access to LED lighting while reducing their costdrastically. The International Energy Agency (IAE) is going to partner with India to implement its UnnatJyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) initiative globally for energy savings

Ans 64 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The National Mission for Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National ActionPlan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It aims at protecting; restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forestcover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures. Itenvisages a holistic view of greening and focuses on multiple ecosystem services, especially, biodiversity,water, biomass, preserving mangroves, wetlands, critical habitats etc. along with carbon sequestration asa co-benefit. This mission has adopted an integrated cross-sectoral approach as it will be implemented onboth public as well as private lands with a key role of the local communities in planning, decision making,implementation and monitoring

Ans 65 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Digital India – A programme to transform India into digital empowered society and knowledge economy.Digital India aims to provide the much needed thrust to the nine pillars of growth areas namely,

1. Broadband Highways,2. Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity,3. Public Internet Access Programme,4. e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology,5. e-Kranti - Electronic Delivery of Services,6. Information for All,7. Electronics Manufacturing,8. IT for Jobs9. Early Harvest Programmes

Ans 66 BTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation). PRAGATI is a unique integrating andinteractive platform. The platform is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances and simultaneouslymonitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects of the Government of India as well asprojects flagged by State Governments

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Topic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Start-up India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to build a strong ecosystem fornurturing innovation and Start-ups in the country. This will drive sustainable economic growth andgenerate large scale employment opportunities. The Government, through this initiative aims to empowerStart-ups to grow through innovation and design. Start-up means,• An entity, incorporated or registered in India• Not older than five years,• Annual turnover does not exceeding INR 25 crore in any preceding financial year,• Working towards innovation, development, deployment or commercialization of new products, processesor services driven by technology or intellectual property

Ans 68 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:“Project ‘Mausam’ is a Ministry of Culture project with Archaeological Society of India (ASI), New Delhi asthe nodal agencyFocusing on monsoon patterns, cultural routes and maritime landscapes, Project ‘Mausam’ is examiningkey processes and phenomena that link different parts of the Indian Ocean littoral as well as those thatconnect the coastal centres to their hinterlands. Broadly, Project ‘Mausam’ aims to understand how theknowledge and manipulation of the monsoon winds has shaped interactions across the Indian Ocean andled to the spread of shared knowledge systems, traditions, technologies and ideas along maritime routes.These exchanges were facilitated by different coastal centres and their surrounding environs in theirrespective chronological and spatial contexts, and simultaneously had an effect on them

Ans 69 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (or MUDRA Bank) is a public sector financialinstitution in India. It provides loans at low rates to micro-finance institutions and non-banking financialinstitutions which then provide credit to MSMEs. It will initially function as a non-banking financialcompany and a subsidiary of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Later, it will bemade into a separate company. It was also to act as regulator of MFIs, earlier; but it will be done by RBInow.It will classify its clients into three categories and the maximum allowed loan sums will be based on thecategory.• Shishu: Allowed loans up to 50,000• Kishore: Allowed loans up to 5 lakh • Tarun: Allowed loans up to 10 lakh

Ans 70 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Jan Aushadhi Scheme (Public Medicine Scheme) is a direct market intervention scheme of theDepartment of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers {not health ministry}. Its aim is to


make available quality generic medicines to all at affordable prices through Jan Aushadhi Store (JAS)opened in each district of the states

Ans 71 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Following demonetization, there has been a spurt in the digital payments across the country and both thevolume and amount of money transacted through digital methods has seen manifold increase. NITI Aayogannounced the launch of the schemes Lucky Grahak Yojana and the Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana to givecash awards to consumers and merchants who utilize digital payment instruments for personalconsumption expenditures. The scheme specially focuses on bringing the poor, lower middle class andsmall businesses into the digital payment fold

Ans 72 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) with the aim of bringing togetherurban planning, economic growth and heritage conservation in an inclusive manner to preserve theheritage character of each Heritage City.The Scheme shall support development of core heritage infrastructure projects including revitalization oflinked urban infrastructure for heritage assets such as monuments, Ghats, temples etc. along withreviving certain intangible assets. These initiatives shall include development of sanitation facilities,roads, public transportation & parking, citizen services, information kiosks etc.The Scheme is set to be implemented in 12 identified Cities namely, Ajmer, Amaravati, Amritsar, Badami,Dwarka, Gaya, Kanchipuram, Mathura, Puri, Varanasi, Velankanni and Warangal

Ans 73 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of SkillDevelopment & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable alarge number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing abetter livelihood. Individuals with prior learning experience or skills will also be assessed and certifiedunder Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Under this Scheme, Training and Assessment fees arecompletely paid by the Government

Ans 74 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Good Samaritans who help the accident victims shall not be subjected to civil/criminal liabilityand/or forced to be a witness. The Good Samaritans should be treated respectfully without anydiscrimination on the grounds of gender, religion, nationality and caste. The police should not compel theGood Samaritan to disclose his/her name, address, identity and other such details. The police shouldallow the Good Samaritan to leave after providing the information available to him/her and does notintend to be a witness. If a Good Samaritan offers to be a witness, then the examination should be


conducted only on a single occasion at a time and place convenient to the Good Samaritan. Stategovernments may institute a system of reward and compensation to Good Samaritans to encourage themand also initiate action against those erring officials. The concerned Superintendent or DeputyCommissioner of Police will be responsible to ensure that all the procedures are implemented and followedthroughout their respective jurisdictions

Ans 75 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016 (PMGKY) is on the lines of the Income declaration scheme,2016 (IDS) launched earlier in the year. A part of the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016, thescheme provides an opportunity to declare unaccounted wealth and black money in a confidentialmanner and avoid prosecution after paying a fine of 50% on the undisclosed income. An additional 25% ofthe undisclosed income is invested in the scheme which can be refunded after four years

Ans 76 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The e-Tourist Visa enables the prospective visitor to apply for an Indian Visa from his/her home countryonline without visiting the Indian Mission and also pay the visa fee online. Once approved, the applicantreceives an email authorizing him/her to travel to India and he/she can travel with a print out of thisauthorisation. On arrival, the visitor has to present the authorisation to the immigration authorities whowould then stamp the entry into the country.The e-Tourist Visa Scheme facilitates pre-authorization of Visa i.e. electronic travel authorisation given toforeigners prior to travel. Under this scheme, an applicant registers for visa online and receives an emailauthorising him/her to travel to India after it is approved

Ans 77 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The RCS aims to boost air travel in Tier II and Tier III cities by capping fares at Rs 2,500 per one hourflight. The AAI is the implementing authority of the scheme. Its objective is to make flying affordable forthe masses, to promote tourism, increase employment and promote balanced regional growth. As per thescheme, the Union Government will subsidise the losses incurred by airlines flying out of dormantairports to allow airlines to charge Rs. 2,500 for an hour’s flight to passengers. About 80% of the subsidywill be collected by charging a levy of up to Rs.8, 500 on each departing flight of domestic airlines and therest 20% will come from the respective state governments

Ans 78 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Sagarmala project is a strategic and customer-oriented initiative of the Government of India to modernizeIndia's Ports so that port-led development can be augmented and coastlines can be developed tocontribute in India's growth. It looks towards "transforming the existing Ports into modern world classPorts and integrate the development of the Ports, the Industrial clusters and hinterland and efficient


evacuation systems through road, rail, inland and coastal waterways resulting in Ports becoming thedrivers of economic activity in coastal areas.The Sagarmala initiative will address challenges by focusing on three pillars of development, namely (i)Supporting and enabling Port-led Development through appropriate policy and institutional interventionsand providing for an institutional framework for ensuring inter-agency andministries/departments/states’ collaboration for integrated development, (ii) Port InfrastructureEnhancement, including modernization and setting up of new ports, and (iii) Efficient Evacuation to andfrom hinterland

Ans 79 BTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The National Pension System (NPS) is a voluntary defined contribution pension system administered andregulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), created by an Act of theParliament of India. The NPS started with the decision of the Government of India to stop defined benefitpensions for all its employees who joined after 1 January 2004. While the scheme was initially designedfor government employees only, it was opened up for all citizens of India in 2009. NPS is an attempt by thegovernment to create a pensioned society in India

Ans 80 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Mission Indradhanush is a health mission - aims to immunize all children under the age of 2 years, aswell as all pregnant women, against seven vaccine preventable diseases. The diseases being targeted arediphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, measles and Hepatitis B. In addition tothese, vaccines for Japanese Encephalitis and Haemophilus influenza type B are also being provided inselected states. 201 districts will be covered in the first phase

Ans 81 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:National Health Mission is basically a conglomerate of all existing health schemes of the country. Thebroad measurable objectives of this mission in totality are as follows: Reducing IMR to 25/1000 livebirths Reducing TFR (Total Fertility Rate) to 2.1 Prevention of anaemia in women aged 15-49 years Preventand reduce mortality & morbidity from communicable, non-communicable etc.

Ans 82 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Ministry of Power, Government of India has launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana for ruralareas having following objectives:1. To provide electrification to all villages2. Feeder separation to ensure sufficient power to farmers and regular supply to other consumers3. Improvement of Sub-transmission and distribution network to improve the quality and reliability of thesupply


4. Metering to reduce the losses

Ans 83 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Scheme of Mega Food Park aims at providing a mechanism to link agricultural production to themarket by bringing together farmers, processors and retailers so as to ensure maximizing value addition,minimizing wastage, increasing farmers’ income and creating employment opportunities particularly inrural sector. The Mega Food Park Scheme is based on “Cluster” approach and envisages a well-definedagree/ horticultural-processing zone containing state-of-the art processing facilities with supportinfrastructure and well-established supply chain 8 Mega Food Parks namely Patanjali Food and HerbalPark, Haridwar, Srini Food Park, Chittoor, North East Mega Food Park, Nalbari, International Mega FoodPark, Fazilka, Integrated Food Park,Tumkur, Jharkhand Mega Food Park, Ranchi, Indus Mega Food Park,Khargoan and Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park, Murshidabad are functional as on 31.05.2016

Ans 84 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Atal Pension Yojana,APY is a guaranteed pension scheme and is administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory andDevelopment Authority (PFRDA) for unorganized workers, pension after 60 years age. Eligibility: 18 to 40years Government to contribute equal amount in the fund, if you’re not an income tax payer, and notcovered in any other social security scheme of Government such as EPFO, Coal Mines, Tea plantation,Seamen’s provident fund etc

Ans 85 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is a State Plan Scheme of Additional Central Assistance launched in August2007 as a part of the 11th Five Year Plan by the Government of India. Launched under the aegis of theNational Development Council, it seeks to achieve 4% annual growth in agriculture through developmentof Agriculture and its allied sectors.It includes 9 sub components. These are: special initiative for pulses and oilseeds development in selectedpulses and oilseed growing villages in rain-fed areas, scheme to bridge yield gap in agriculture in easternIndia, initiative on vegetable clusters, accelerated fodder development programme, rain-fed areadevelopment programme, promotion of oil palm, nutri- cereals, and national mission for proteinsupplements and saffron mission

Ans 86 Topic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Nai Roshni - for Leadership Development of Minority Women - scheme aims to empower and instilconfidence among minority women by providing knowledge, tools and techniques for interacting withGovernment systems, Banks and other institutions at all levels.Nai Manjil - Under the scheme girls from minority communities will be imparted three month skilldevelopment training in seven identified sectors relevant to the region. These include training in saffron


processing, food processing, embroidery, computers IT (both software and hardware), Tourism/hospitality,electronics and plumbing.

Ans 87 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:NMCG aims not only at cleaning the river Ganga and its Ghats but also in setting up of variousbiodiversity centres, crematoria and other construction and modernizations of Ghats along the banks ofriver Ganga. With the construction of new sewage treatment plants and Launch River surface cleaningprojects, Namami Gange focuses on abatement of pollution with a radical approach to ensure pure waterquality and sustainable development. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) is thenodal Ministry for the NGRBA

Ans 88 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is India's National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensureaccess to financial services, namely Banking Savings & Deposit Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance,Pension in an affordable manner.The business correspondent is nothing but a bank-in-person, who is authorised to collect small ticketdeposits and extend small credit on behalf of the banks. The objective was to aid the process of financialinclusion and consequently take banking to the remotest areas of the country and make them bankable. No frills account - It is supposed to be a basic savings bank account for the benefit of all sections of thepopulation. Such accounts require either nil or low minimum balance to be maintained. Services availablefor these accounts are also limited

Ans 89 BTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Unified Shram Suvidha Portal is developed to facilitate reporting of Inspections, and submission ofReturns. The Unified Shram Suvidha Portal has been envisaged as a single point of contact betweenemployer, employee and enforcement agencies bringing in transparency in their day-to-day interactions.For integration of data among various enforcement agencies, each inspect able unit under any LabourLaw has been assigned one Labour Identification Number (LIN).

Ans 90 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan (National Campaign for Dignity and Eradication of Manual Scavenging) aimsEradication of inhuman practice of manual scavenging and comprehensive rehabilitation of manualscavengers in India

Ans 91 CTopic- Government Schemes


Difficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Watershed development is critical to India’s development as vast stretches of agricultural land are in rainfed regions, characterized by extensive land degradation, low rainfall, reduced agricultural productivity,and higher rates of poverty. The Project will be financed by a credit from the International DevelopmentAssociation (IDA) – the World Bank’s concessionary lending arm – which provides concessional loans with25 years to maturity, including a grace period of 5 years

Ans 92 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Government of India / Reserve Bank of India created the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)in NABARD in 1995-96. The sources of deposits from commercial banks have been broad based byincluding shortfall in achievement of priority sector lending target and /or lending to agriculture and/orlending to weaker sections as on last reporting Friday of March every year

Ans 93 DTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:‘Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ (Village Self Governance Campaign) - campaign aims to generatenation-wide efforts to increase social harmony across villages, strengthen Panchayati Raj, promote ruraldevelopment, and foster farmers’ progress. It was launched on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary ofDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at his birthplace at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.The topics of discussions in these Gram Sabhas will include: - • Gram Panchayat Development Plans for local economic development, • Optimum utilization of funds available with Panchayati Raj Institutions, • Clean drinking water and sanitation, • Role of women in village and rural development. • Social inclusion including welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, person with Disabilities andother marginalized groups

Ans 94 BTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:PRASAD scheme aims to create spiritual centres for tourism development within the nation. PilgrimageRejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive/PRASAD: Features12 cities have been included under the PRASAD scheme: Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Gaya(Bihar), Dwaraka(Gujarat), Amritsar(Punjab), Ajmer(Rajasthan),Kanchipuram(Tamil Nadu), Vellankani(Tamil Nadu), Puri(Odisha), Varanasi(Uttar Prasesh), Mathura(UttarPradesh), Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) and Kamakhya (Assam)

Ans 95 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:


Give up LPG subsidy is aimed at motivating LPG users who can afford to pay the market price for LPG tovoluntarily surrender their LPG subsidy

Ans 96 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:NICRA was launched by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with the funding from Ministry ofAgriculture, Government of India1. To enhance the resilience of Indian agriculture covering crops, livestock and fisheries to climaticvariability and climate change through development and application of improved production and riskmanagement technologies.2. To demonstrate site specific technology packages on farmers' fields for adapting to current climaterisks.3. To enhance the capacity of scientists and other stakeholders in climate resilient agricultural researchand its application

Ans 97 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The SEZ Act 2005 envisages key role for the State Governments in Export Promotion and creation ofrelated infrastructure. The main objectives of the SEZ Act are- a) Generation of additional economicactivity (b) Promotion of exports of goods and services ;( c) Promotion of investment from domestic andforeign sources;(d) Creation of employment opportunities;(e) development of infrastructure facilities

Ans 98 DDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:SWAYAM or Study Webs of Active –Learning for Young Aspiring Minds programme of Ministry of HumanResource Development, Government of India, and Professors of centrally funded institutions like IITs,IIMs, central universities will offer online courses to citizens of India.SWAYAM is an instrument for self-actualisation providing opportunities for a life-long learning. Herelearner can choose from hundreds of courses, virtually every course that is taught at the university /college / school level and these shall be offered by best of the teachers in India and elsewhere. If a studentis studying in any college, he/she can transfer the credits earned by taking these courses into theiracademic record. If you are, working or not working, in school or out of school, SWAYAM presents aunique educational opportunity to expand the horizons of knowledge

Ans 99 CTopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:Stand up India as part of the government's efforts to support entrepreneurship among women and SC &ST communities.The scheme offers bank loans of between 10 lakh (US$15,000) and 1 crore (US$150,000) for scheduledcastes and scheduled tribes and women setting up new enterprises outside of the farm sector.[2]Eligibility1. SC/ST and/or Women entrepreneurs, above 18 years of age.


2. Loans under the scheme is available for only green field project. Green field signifies, in this context,the first time venture of the beneficiary in the manufacturing or services or trading sector.3. In-case of non-individual enterprises, 51% of the shareholding and controlling stake should be held byeither SC/ST and/or Women Entrepreneur.4. Stand-up India scheme facilitates bank loans to one scheduled caste or scheduled tribe borrower andat least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a Greenfield enterprise

Ans 100 ATopic- Government SchemesDifficulty level-ModerateType-FactualExplanation:The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide financialassistance, to expedite completion of on-going Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) including Extension,Renovation and Modernization (ERM) of irrigation projects. It was not for providing loan assistance to poorfarmers.The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-useefficiency and speedier utilization of irrigation potential


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