International Day of Rural Women

Question 1

International Day of Rural Women is celebrated on

Answer 1

15th October

Question 2

The idea of honouring rural women with a special day was put forward by international NGOs at the

Answer 2

Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995

Question 3

The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on

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15th October 2008

was established by the UNGA in its Resolution 62/136 in 2007

Question 4

Theme for 2022:

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“Rural Women, key for a world free from hunger and poverty.”

Question 5

____ was launched to register 38 crore unorganised workers such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors, and domestic workers, among others.

Answer 5

e-Shram Portal

Ministry of Labour and Employment (Shri Bhupender Yadav) launched

Question 6

____ is aimed at imparting skill development and capacity building programmes for rural women.

Answer 6

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)

Launched in 2011

Question 7

____aims at vocational training and certification of Indian youth for a better livelihood and respect in the society.

Answer 7

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

Launched in 2015

, it aims to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022

Question 8

(?) has ensured access to financial services, viz, banking/ savings and deposit accounts, remittance, credit, insurance, pension in an affordable manner to rural women.

Answer 8

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

Question 9

India’s largest Skill Certification Scheme

Answer 9

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

was launched on 15th July, 2015 (World Youth Skills Day)

Question 10

____ is a global commitment to achieve equality, development and peace for women worldwide

Answer 10

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
* was adopted in September, 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing

Question 11

____ introduced as a component of PMKVY, largely refers to an assessment process used to evaluate a person’s existing skill set, knowledge and experience gained either by formal, non-formal or informal learning and not under the National Skill Development Program.

Answer 11

Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme

Question 12

PMKVY is implemented by the

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National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC)

Question 13

____ is a maternity benefit programme , cash benefits are provided to pregnant women in their bank account directly to meet enhanced nutritional needs and partially compensate for wage loss

Answer 13

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
* with effect from 1st January, 2017

Question 14

____ is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme which is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional delivery among pregnant women.

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Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

Question 15

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) also provides performance based incentives to women health volunteers known as (?) for promoting institutional delivery among pregnant women.

Answer 15

Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)

Question 16

This scheme seeks to benefit around 42 crore workers from the unorganized sector of the country. Name it

Answer 16

Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)
* implemented through ** Life Insurance Corporation of India and Community Service Centers**

Question 17

____ is a term used to refer to the income tax payable on capital raised by startup companies via the issue of shares where the share price is seen in excess of the fair market value of the shares sold.

Answer 17

Angel Tax

Question 18

____ scheme would benefit vendors, hawkers, thelewale and people involved in goods and services related to textiles, apparel, artisan products, barbers shops, laundry services etc. in different areas.

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Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched

Question 19

(?) aims to uplift urban poor by enhancing sustainable livelihood opportunities through skill development.

Answer 19

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)

Question 20

Which award is given Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)?

Answer 20

SKOCH Governance Gold Award
* for its Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA)

was launched in 2014

Question 21

____ is a centralized IT platform which simplifies and streamlines the release of interest subvention under the DAY-NULM

Answer 21

Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA)

has been designed and developed through the Allahabad Bank

Question 22

(?) recognises people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation.

Answer 22

SKOCH Awards

was instituted in 2003

Question 23

____ is aimed at incentivising the creation of new employment opportunities during the Covid-19 economic recovery phase

Answer 23

Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana

Question 24

____ is being launched for the Healthcare sector and 26 stressed sectors with credit outstanding of above Rs. 50 crore and up to Rs. 500 crore as on 29th February 2020 stressed due to Covid-19, among other criteria.

Answer 24

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 2.0

(as identified by the Kamath Committee)