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What is the spacial and temporal variation of precipitation in India?

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1000-90m

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average per capita water availability has declined from ____ in 1950, to 1545 m3 in 2011 and further to ____ by 2025?

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From 5000 m3 in 1950
To 1341 m3 in 2025

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Agriculture consumes more than ___ of total groundwater draft in irrigation

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90%

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Acc or ICAR, with collective efforts of the government at various levels, utilised irrigation potential of surface & ground water increased to ___

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87 mha

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Acc or ICAR, with collective efforts of the government at various levels, ultimate irrigation potential touched ___?

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140 mha

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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sanchay Yojana was launched in?

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2015

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PMKSY is a centrally sponsored or central sector scheme?

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Centrally sponsored

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What does PMKSY believe in?

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Jal Sinchan & Jal Sanchay
(water harvest & water irrigation)
along with Jal Sarankchan

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Structure of PMKSY at the central level

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2 tier structure:
- Monitoring: Interministerial National Steering Committee
- Implementation: National Executive Committee (NEC)

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Who are the chairpersons of the Interministerial National Steering Committee and NEC?

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INSC - Prime Minister
NEC - Vice Chairperson NITI Aayog

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Structure of PMKSY at State Level

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3 tier structure:
- State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC)
- Inter Department Working Group (IDWG)
- District Level Implementation Committee (DLIC)

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Chairperson of SLSC, IDWG & DLIC?

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  • SLSC - Chief Secretary
  • IDWG - Agriculture Production Commissioner/ Development Commissioner
  • DLIC - Distict Magistrate
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Nodal department of PMKSY?

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State Agriculture Department
Or any department identified by state

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Implementation of PMKSY?

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  • National Committee on Plasticulture Application in Horticulture (NCPAH)
  • Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmer’s Welfare (DAC&FW)
  • NRAA
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In PMKSY, NCPAH will monitor & review which component of the scheme?

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Micro Irrigation Component
At the national level

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DAC&FW monitors the implementation of which component of PMKSY?

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Per Drop More Crop

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Function of NRAA in the implementation of PMKSY

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A mid-term/end-term evaluation of the programme every 3 years

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What part of the project sanctioned by states in PMKSY will be mandatorily taken up by 3rd party monitoring & evaluation

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25%

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Motto of PMKSY

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Har khet ko pani

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Tagline of PMKSY

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More crop per drop

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AMount of funds to be utilised for IEC in PMKSY?

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1.5%

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Share of Assistance provided to farmers by the government for installation of micro irrigation?

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55% for small & marginal farmers
45% for other farmers

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Who provides the micro-irrigation fund?

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NABARD

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What is the initial corpus provided for the Micro-irrigation Fund?

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Rs. 5,000 crore
By NABARD

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What is the MIF by NABARD for?
- To mobilise resources for expanding coverage of micro-irrigation - States can avail loan under MIF to take up special & innovative projects for expanding coverage
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What is the interest of loans taken from the MIF?
3%
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Who releases the Annual Action Plan in PMKSY?
**SLSC** State Level Sanctioning Commitee
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Amount of funds released to states as 1st installment?
**60%** of annual allocation Upon receipt of proposal with AAP from SLSC
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When will the release of 2nd and final installment of funds to state be made under PMKSY?
Upon receipt of more than **90% Utilisation Certificate (UCs)** of previous year's fund
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Components of PMKSY
1. AIBP 2. HKKP 3. PDMC 4. Watershed Development
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What is the target of total additional irrigation potential creation under AIBP?
**13.88 lakh ha** from 2021-26
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What are Traditional water storage systems in Gujarat and H.P. Called?
G: Jal Mandir H.P.: Khatri, Kuhl
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What are Traditional water storage systems in Nagaland and T.N. called?
N: Zabo T.N.: Eri, Ooranis
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What are Traditional water storage systems in Assam and Odisha & M.P. called?
A: Dongs O & M.P.: Katas, Bandhas
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What are the components under Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP)?
**CS-RG** 1. Command Area Development (CAD) 2. Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) 3. Repair, Renovate, Restore (RRR) 4. Ground Water Development
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Repair, Renovate, Restore under HKKP is under which Ministry?
Dept. of WR, RD, GR, under Ministry of Jal Shakti
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___ % of Command Area is required to be covered under micro irrigation
10%
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Which component of PMKSY is now under RKVY?
Per Drop More Crop
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Which Ministry runs Per Drop, More Crop?
MoA&FW
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Which component of PMKSY promotes Jal Sanchay?
RRR under HKKP
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What is the ceiling for subsidy payable per beneficiary in PMKSY?
5 ha/ beneficiary
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Which component of PMKSY promotes Jal Sinchan & Jal Sarakchan
Per Drop More Crop
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Watershed Development component under PMKSY has been extended for?
4 years Till 2025-26
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Unit cost under watershed Development component of PM KSY?
Rs. 22,000/ha or Rs. 28,000/ha
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Watershed Development component under PMKSY is under which Ministry?
Dept of Land Resources
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The watershed development component under PMKSY intends to transition towards more ____ measures from predominantly mechanical/engineering measures?
biological measures
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Target area to be put under the watersheds in PMKSY?
49.5 lakh ha
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The watershed development component was previously known as? That programme was launched in?
IWMP - Integrated Watershed Management Programme from 2009-10
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Which irrigation method is commonly used for **close growing crops** like groundnuts and also for **frost protection**?
Mini sprinkler
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Watersheds for effective rainfall management?
Field bunding, contour bunding, trenching, etc.
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What is mostly used for irrigating leafy vegetables, nurseries, and has **a low radius**?
Micro Sprinklers
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What sprinkler is used to cater to **a large area** and has a discharge range of **10,000 lph - 32000 lph**
Rainguns Large volume sprinkler
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Current irrigation coverage in our country?
10 mha or 11.8 mha
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Task Force on micro irrigation has estimated the irrigation potential of out country to?
69.5 mha
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Total net irrigated area is?
73 mHA
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Out of total irrigated area, % covered under MIS of PMKSY?
11% or 7.8mHa out of 73 mHa
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Out of total irrigated land in the country, share under micro-irrigation is?
19%
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Which state has the highest area under sprinkler irrigation?
Karnataka
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Which state has the highest micro irrigated area of 21% of the country?
Karnataka
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Which state has the highest drip irrigated area?
Andhra Pradesh
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Which state has the most micro-level water harvesting/secondary storage structures?
Andhra Pradesh
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The 2020 Geo-tagging application in PMKSY was made by and introduced by?
BISAG-N and MoJS
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The website, "Micro Irrigation Management Information System" - MIMIS - was developed by?
Tamil Nadu
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copyright for Drip Design Check was given to whom?
To TNAU
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According to PMKSY, irrigation area coverage increased from 49.3% of gross cropped area in 2015-16 to ___% in 2020-21
55%
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Under PMKSY (2015), Irrigation intensity recorded an increase from 144.2% in 2015-16 to ____% in 2021-22
154.5%
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PDMC scheme supports micro-level water harvesting, storage, management, etc. An area of ___ ha has been covered under micro irrigation scheme in the country from 2015-16 to 2023-24
90 lakh ha
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A Micro Irrigation Fund set up by ________ to facilitate states in mobilising resources for expanding coverage of micro irrigation, has an initial corpus of?
NABARD Rs. 5 thousand crore
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PMKSY time period and outlay?
2021-26 Rs. 93,000 crore
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2 national dams included under the water component of PMKSY are? Central funding they receive?
- Renukaji Dam Project (HP) - Lakhwar Multipurpose Project (Uttarakhand) 90% funding
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Acc to the Economic Survey, micro irrigation is a proven technology that has gained popularity amongst farmers as it has saved irrigation water upto?
20-48%
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Acc to the Economic Survey, because of micro irrigation, farmers have been able to **save energy** from?
10-17%
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Acc to the Economic Survey, because of micro irrigation, farmers have been able to save fertilizer from?
11-19%
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Outlay of PMKSY?
Rs. 9339.3 crore
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Which Central government project in uttarakhand was brought under PM KSY-AIBP Programme, at an estimated cost of?
Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project Rs. 2,584 crore
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Outlay of watershed development fund?
Rs. 4.1 thousand crore
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Long term irrigation funding (LTIF) has been extended up to FY____ for states for 60 ongoing projects under AIBP & 85 CAD and Water Management with interest subvention of 2%
FY 2026
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PDMC is central sector or centrally sponsored?
Centrally sponsored
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Top 5 states under WDC-PMKSY (2015)
1. Raj 2. MP 3. Karnataka 4. Odisha 5. TN
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Interest subvention provided in Micro irrigation fund? When was it launched?
2% 2019-20

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