RD Flashcards
National Institute of RD & Panchayati Raj is located in?
Hyderabad
National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) is in?
Delhi
Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation is in?
New Delhi
National RuralLivelihood Promotion Society?
New Delhi
Allocation of Ministry of RD?
Rs. 2.65 L crore
Allocation of PM GSY and PMAY?
Rs. 19,000 crore
Rs. 84,671 criore
Food, Fertilizer and LPG subsidy allocation in Budget 2024
Food: 2.05 L crore
Fertilizer: 1.64 L crore
LPG: 11,925 crore
NSSO defines an area as rural if they have a population density of ____, villages with clear surveyed boundaries but ____ and minimum ____% male working population involved agriculture & allied
- up tp 400 km2
- no municipal board
- min 75% of male working population in agri
Acc to census 2011, an urban area has a min population of ____, population density of at least ____ and at least ____% of male working population engaged in non-agri activities
- Min population 5000
- At least 400 km2
- Atleast 75% male in non-agri
Acc to NABARD NAFIS report, an agricultural household is one that:
* Receives some value of produce more than ____ from agricultural activities.
* Has ____ member self-employed in agriculture either in principal status or in subsidiary status during last ____ days
- More than Rs. 5000
- At least 1 member
- Last 365 days
Condition of land possession was dispensed with
As per Census 2011, Population of Rural India to overall indian population
83.3 crore/121 crore
Percentage share of population in rural & urban India is?
Rural: 68.84%
Urban: 31.16%
How many villages are there in India as per census 2011? imp
6,49,481 villages
Overall sex ratio in India in 2011 and that in rural India
India: 947
Rural: 926
According to census 2011, rural-urban literacy gap is?
16.1%
Literacy rate of India and rural India?
India: 74%
Rural 68.9%
According to census 2011, growth of rural population is?
12.18%
Land holding size of marginal farmers and of small farmers?
Marginal farmers: 0.5 ha - 1 ha
Small farmers: 1 ha - 2 ha
Large farmer land holding size?
10-20+ ha
Acc to Agriculture Census, avg land holding of marginal farmers and small farmers?
Marginal: 0.38 ha
Small: 1.40 ha
Acc to Agri Census, avg land holding of semi-medium and medium farmers?
Semi-medium: 2.69 ha
Medium: 5.72 ha
Acc to Agri Census, Avg Land holding size of all farmers & large farmers?
All: 1.08 ha
Large: 17.07 ha
Agriculture workers in India, acc to census 2011, is?
263.1 million
Base year of CPI-AL & RL
1986-87
Combined CPI base year?
2012
Who releases CPI
Combined CPI: NSO
CPI AL + RL + IW = Labour Bureau
Pahchan Cards are related to?
ID card of handicraft artisans
Under Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme
Samarth scheme by?
Ministry of Textile
Samarth: MoE, Samarth Mission - Biomass - MoP, Samarth initiative - Msme
Dhokra, Bhotia and lac are associated with which states?
Odisha
Uttarakhand
Jharkhand
Handloom production share in India
85% of global production
____% of handloom weavers and allied workers are women
75%
Which industry is the 2nd largest generator of agriculture?
Handloom
National Handloom Day is on?
Aug 7th
10th
Ikal silk sarees are associated with which state?
Karnataka
Chanderi sarees are associated with?
MP
Pochampali Ikat sarees are from?
Telengana
When was the ST and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act launched?
2006
According to Recognition of Forest Rights Act 2006, who has title rights?
FDST - Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes and OTFD - Other Traditional Forest Dwellers
4 ha entitled
Full form of PESA Act, when was it formed?
Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Area) Act, 1996
Which Schedule in the constitution provides for safeguards agains displacement of tribal population because of land aquisition? Name the States
Schedule 5
Andhra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, HP, Jharkhand, MP, Maha, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telengana
Which schedule in the constitution provides for the administration of certain tribal areas as autonomous entities? What are the states?
Schedule 6
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
Swadhar Greh Scheme is by?
MoWCD
support for victims of trafficking
Grants which come from the centre and have to be utilized as per the direction of the Finance Commission
Tied Grants
Finance Commission shares revenue from centre to state according to various parameters. Which has the highest and lowest weight?
Income Distance: 45%
Forest Ecology: 10%
DILRMP has been extended for a period of?
5 years
2021-22 to 2025-26
Full form of ULPIN? It is related to which scheme?
Unique Land Parcel Identification Number
DILRMP scheme
NGDRS or e-registration is related to which scheme?
DILRMP
What is Bhoomi Samman? it is related to which scheme
Platinum Grading Certificate
DILRMP Scheme
Chair of Standing Committee of RD & Panchayati Raj?
MGNREGA & PMGSY
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
In which state does agriculture have the highest rural GDP contribution?
MP
Savings through DBT in FY23 rose to?
Rs. 63,000 crore
____ is giving a loan of $6.5 million to Greenway Gameen Infra, as senior secured loan, to produce and distribute 1 million improved cookstoves to rural households in ____ & ____
Asian Development Bank
MP & Odisha
NABARD is set to organise the State Credit Seminar (SCS) in?
Sikkim
Minister of RD and Panchayat Raj?
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Also Agri & Farmer’s Welfare
Full form of PM WANI? Belongs to Which Ministry?
WiFi Access Network Interface
RGSA aims to extend MoPRI to which district?
Begusarai & Rohtas in Bihar
Which scheme aims to extend PM WANI (Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) service to 455 GP? Which ministry does it belong to?
RGSA MoPRI
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
e-Gram Swaraj is an initiative of ministry of?
MoPRI
e-Gram Swaraj is an initiative under which scheme?
Digital India Programme (2015)
To implement e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP)
For Panchayats to make real-time payments to vendors/service providers, e-Gram Swaraj was been integrated with?
Public Financial Management System
Which of the following food grains are provided under NFSA at subsidized rates?
Wheat, Rice & Coarse Grains
Share of Rural & Urban population covered under PDS?
75% rural
50% urban
____ identifies eligible beneficiaries under NFSA who receive ___ kg grains /person /month
State Govt.
5 kg
Special provision under NFSA for pregnant women?
Rs. 6k & free meals
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded to the individual
Albert Einstein