Government Policies and Schemes MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Government Policies and Schemes - Download Free PDF

The Correct Answer is Allow multiple TV rating agencies and modernise viewership tracking.

In News

• I&B Ministry proposes rule amendments to open up TRP market for TV rating agencies.

Key Points

• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed amendments to the 2014 policy guidelines for Television Rating Agencies.

• The draft aims to remove restrictive provisions to allow more agencies, beyond just BARC, to measure TV ratings.

• Goal: Democratise and modernise the TV audience measurement system.

• Encourage competition, new technologies, and more accurate data, especially for Connected TV platforms.

• Proposed reforms aim to capture diverse and evolving viewer habits across India.

• India has about 230 million TV households, but only 58,000 people meters are used (representing just 0.025% of homes).

• Current system fails to effectively track viewership on smart TVs, streaming devices, and mobile apps.

• The Ministry has invited public and stakeholder feedback within 30 days of issuing the draft.

The Correct Answer is ​Virudhunagar.

In News

• Centre approves Rs 1,900 crore plan for PM MITRA park in Virudhunagar.

Key Points

• Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh announced a ₹1,894 crore development plan for the PM MITRA Park in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.

• The park spans 1,052 acres and will focus on technical textiles and integrated processing units.

• It is part of the PM MITRA scheme (Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel), aimed at building world-class textile infrastructure across India.

• The Tamil Nadu PM MITRA park is one of seven such parks nationwide.

• The project was formalized in 2023.

• Target completion: September 2026.

• Planned infrastructure includes:

  • 15 MLD common effluent treatment plant (zero liquid discharge)

  • 5 MLD sewage treatment plant

  • 10,000-bed worker accommodation

  • 1.3 million sq ft of factory space

• Tamil Nadu joins six other states hosting PM MITRA parks: Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

The Correct Answer is ESIC.

In News

• ESIC approves amnesty and registration scheme for its beneficiaries.

Key Points

• In its 196th meeting, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) re-launched SPREE for 2025.

• SPREE stands for Scheme to Promote Registration of Employers/Employees.

• Originally launched in 2016, its aim is to bring unregistered employers and left-out workers (including contractual and temporary staff) under the ESI Act.

• The renewed SPREE scheme will be open from July 1 to December 31, 2025.

• The approach is based on voluntary compliance, not penalization, to:

  • Reduce litigation

  • Encourage formal registration

  • Foster goodwill and engagement

• ESIC also approved the Amnesty Scheme – 2025, a one-time dispute resolution window.

• The Amnesty Scheme will run from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, promoting compliance and reducing legal disputes under the ESI Act.

The Correct Answer is ₹60,000.

In News

• The Cabinet approved the “Retired Chief Justices and Judges Domestic Help Rule and Other Benefits Rules, 2025”.

Key Points

• The Cabinet approved the “Retired Chief Justices and Judges Domestic Help Rule and Other Benefits Rules, 2025”.

• The rules aim to provide domestic help and telephone-related reimbursements to retired High Court and Supreme Court judges, and their spouses.

• Monthly domestic help allowance:

  • ₹55,000 for retired High Court judges or their spouses

  • ₹60,000 for retired Chief Justices, retired judges elevated to the Supreme Court, or their spouses

• Monthly telephone and utility reimbursement:

  • ₹15,000 for cell phone, landline, internet, secretarial, and security services

• These benefits are aimed at ensuring dignified post-retirement support for former senior judiciary members.

The Correct Answer is Elected Panchayati Raj representatives.

In News

• The Bihar Cabinet extended the benefits of the "Mukhya Mantri Chikitsa Sahayta Kosh" to elected Panchayati Raj representatives.

Key Points

• The Bihar Cabinet extended the benefits of the "Mukhya Mantri Chikitsa Sahayta Kosh" to elected Panchayati Raj representatives.

• The scheme provides financial aid for major medical treatments.

• Approved treatments and grant amounts include:

  • Cancer surgery: ₹80,000 to ₹1.20 lakh

  • Heart ailments: ₹60,000 to ₹1.80 lakh

  • Brain surgery: ₹3 lakh

  • Eye surgery: ₹20,000 to ₹40,000

  • Spinal surgery: ₹1.80 lakh

  • Kidney transplant: ₹3 lakh

  • Total hip replacement: ₹1.70 lakh

  • Total knee replacement: ₹1.50 lakh

  • Trauma/accident/brain haemorrhage: ₹1 lakh

• The aim is to support grassroots-level leaders with essential health care costs.

The correct answer is Gujarat.

Important Points

National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) has been established in Vadodara, Gujarat.

• NRTI has been established as a deemed to be university under the de-novo category in 2018.
• National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) is India's first and only transportation university.
• The Motto of the Institution is Gyaanasya Abhyaasam Kuru. 

The correct answer is Telangana.

Key Points

• Telangana has developed the country’s first Smartphone-based eVoting solution.
• The solution leverages emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (Distributed Ledger) technology.
• The initiative has been driven by the Telangana State Election Commission with the implementation support of the state government and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).

Important Points

• The initiative plans to enable an ‘e-Voting’ facility for senior citizens, citizens employed in notified essential services, sick people, polling personnel and IT professionals, etc.
• The technical development of the initiative has also been guided by an expert committee comprising technical advisor to the Election Commission of India, and professors from IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi.

Additional Information

•  About Telangana:
  • Number of districts: 33
  • Major festivals: Kakatiya festival, Deccan festival, Bonalu, Bathukamma, Dussehra, Ugadi, Sankranthi
  • Number of Lok Sabha seats:17
  • Number of Rajya Sabha seats: 7
  • Tiger reserves: Amrabad Tiger reserve, Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger reserve, Kawal Tiger reserve

The correct answer is Chattisgarh.

Key Points

• The country's first garbage cafe has been launched here in Chhattisgarh.
• Under this, the Municipal Corporation will provide food to the poor and homeless in lieu of plastic waste.
• The cafe, situated in Ambikapur, which bagged the title of the second cleanest city in India, through the initiative, will provide impetus to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'plastic-free' India resolve.

The correct answer is Jharkhand.

Key Points

• Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launched a scheme aimed at nurturing young sporting talents in Maoist-hit districts, in December 2021.
• The scheme is called Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY).
• Boys and girls in the 14-19 age group from villages to ward level will be registered under the scheme and given opportunities to display their skills in basketball, volleyball, etc.

Important Points

• In the first phase, a target of enrolling 72,000 youths has been set up by the sports department in the age group of 14 to 19 years in the Maoist-hit areas of West Singhbhum, Seraikela, Kharsawan, Khunti, Gumla, and Simdega.
• Based on the feedback of the first phase, the scheme would be rolled out in other districts of Jharkhand.
• A Skill University will also come up.

Additional Information

• Jharkhand:
  • Governor:  C. P. Radhakrishnan
  • Chief Minister: Hemant Soren 
  • Lok Sabha seats - 14.
  • Rajya Sabha seats - 6.
  • Number of Districts - 24.
  • Registered GI - Sohrai-Khovar Painting.
  • National Parks - Hazaribagh National Park, Palamau National Park and Betla National Park.

The correct answer is Ministry of Education.

Key Points

• Ministry of Education launched a campaign ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’ to encourage cultural diversity and promote multilingualism and foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
• The initiative aims to promote the Bhasha Sangam mobile app, developed by the Ministry of Education and MyGov India.
• Bhasha Sangam mobile app was launched by the Minister of Education and Skill Development.

Additional Information​ 

• Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education virtually launched Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022 on 12 Jan 2022.
• At the National level, 40 schools will be selected for awards under the overall category.
• Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a 100-days Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’ on Jan 01, 2022. 
• Children studying in Balvatika to grade VIII will be part of this campaign.
• ​Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the state-of-the-art Centre for Nanotechnology and Centre for Indian Knowledge System at IIT Guwahati. 
• In India, National Education Day is celebrated on 11 November every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

The correct answer is 2024.

• As of July 2020, the Government of India set the target of doubling farmers’ income by 2024.

Key Points

• The NDA government in the first term had set out the target to double the farmers’ income by 2022. 
• Steps were taken by the government to increase the income
  • improvement in crop productivity
  • improvement in livestock productivity
  • resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production
  • increase in the cropping intensity
  • diversification towards high-value crops
  • improvement in real prices received by farmers
  • The shift from farm to non-farm occupations.
• Importance of Agriculture:
  • Contribution to GDP(About one-fifth)
  • Contribution to Employment: Agriculture provides livelihood to more than half of the population (about 60 percent).
  • Contribution to Trade
  • It is also an important source of raw material for a vast segment of the industry.

The correct answer is 1,000. 

In News

• The government will hand 1,000 monuments to the private sector for their upkeep under the Monument Mitra Scheme, announced by the Ministry of Culture in January 2023.

Key Points

• The Ministry of Tourism has transferred the scheme to the Ministry of Culture. 
• The government has set the target to hand over 500 sites under the revamped Monument Mitra Scheme by the end of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on 15 August 2023.
• Corporate entities will take over these monuments as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Under the scheme, monument amenities will be revamped by the private sector.
• The scheme will help India in showcasing the best of its culture and tradition to all the senior dignitaries and VVIPs coming to the country from all across the world.
• The government is also preparing a digital museum, on a G20 Orchestra, on a book of poems, on exhibitions to bring the 5000 years old Indian culture in front of G20 delegates.

Additional Information

• Monument Mitra Scheme:
  • It was launched in September 2017.
  • It is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and State/UTs governments.
  • Agencies/Companies would become ‘Monument Mitras’ through the innovative concept of ‘Vision Bidding’.
  • These companies will revamp these monuments in terms of amenities, experience, tourism, etc.

The correct answer is 2003.

Key Points

• The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) is a national government scheme that attempts to address inequities in the availability of affordable healthcare facilities across the country.
• The scheme was first launched in the year 2003.
• The scheme was approved in March 2006.
• The first phase in the PMSSY consists of two components:

1. Setting up of six institutions in the line of AIIMS.
   • Bihar (Patna).
   • Chattisgarh (Raipur).
   • Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal).
   • Orissa (Bhubaneswar).
   • Rajasthan (Jodhpur).
   • Uttaranchal (Rishikesh) 
2. Upgradation of 13 existing Government medical college institutions.

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the nodal agency of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.

The correct answer is National Teacher's Day.

Key Points

• On the occasion of Teachers’ Day (5 September 2022), PM Modi announced a new initiative - Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana.
• Under this scheme 14,500 schools across the country are upgraded and developed.
• At least one PM Shri School will be established in every block of the country.
• The PM SHRI Schools will showcase all components of the National Education Policy 2020.

Additional Information

• Teachers' Day is celebrated on September 5th.
• The theme for National Teacher's Day 2022 is Teachers: leading in crisis, reimagining the future.
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan program was introduced back in 2001.
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is one of the biggest projects in India for children to get a Universal Elementary Education.
• Abul Kalam Azad was Independent India's first Education Minister.