Employment Generation Schemes — Prelims Questions

Which of the following statements regarding the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is/are correct? 1. It guarantees 100 days of wage employment to every adult member of a rural household. 2. The central government bears 100% of the material cost and 75% of the wage cost for unskilled labour. 3. Social audit by Gram Sabha is a mandatory feature of the scheme. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following pairs of schemes and their primary objectives: 1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): Skill training for rural poor youth with assured placement. 2. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY): Collateral-free loans for micro and small enterprises. 3. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY): Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for informal workers. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Which of the following is NOT a direct objective of the Start-up India initiative?

Consider the following statements regarding the financing of MGNREGA: 1. The central government bears 100% of the wage cost for unskilled manual labour. 2. The state governments are responsible for 100% of the material cost. 3. Unemployment allowance, if applicable, is entirely borne by the central government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following schemes is primarily aimed at providing placement-linked skill development to rural poor youth?