Social Welfare — Set 8

Correct Answer: B. Allocating more grains to poorest households (AAY) and less to better-off BPL families

Targeted PDS implements differentiated grain allocation, providing maximum allocation (25 kg) to AAY families identified as poorest, while BPL families receive lower allocations based on poverty-based targeting.

Correct Answer: B. Through schemes like PMMVY, JSY, PMJJBY ensuring maternal health, employment reservation, and financial inclusion

Government schemes promote women empowerment through dedicated programs like PMMVY for maternal health, JSY for safe delivery, NREGA 40% women participation, and PMJDY financial inclusion initiatives.

Correct Answer: B. Beneficiary and up to 3 family dependents (spouse and 2 children)

RSBY provides coverage for a beneficiary and up to 3 family dependents (typically spouse and 2 children), ensuring family health protection within a defined household composition.

Correct Answer: B. Weak infrastructure, poor storage, administrative delays, and insufficient dealer training

PDS faces operational challenges including inadequate storage infrastructure, dealer training gaps, administrative delays in supply, poor record-keeping, and coordination issues between multiple agencies.

Correct Answer: B. Multiple installments at different pregnancy stages (Rs. 1000, Rs. 2000, Rs. 2000)

PMMVY provides Rs. 5000 in multiple installments: Rs. 1000 upon registration, Rs. 2000 after 6 months of pregnancy, and Rs. 2000 after delivery, incentivizing regular health checkups during pregnancy.

Correct Answer: B. Indicates leakages and unequal access requiring corrective measures

Unclaimed benefits indicate implementation gaps, accessibility issues, or awareness deficiencies, signaling need for improved grievance systems, awareness campaigns, and monitoring mechanisms.

Correct Answer: B. Through water harvesting, land development, and tree-planting activities building environmental assets

NREGA contributes to environmental conservation by implementing works like water harvesting structures, afforestation, soil conservation, and natural resource management, creating lasting environmental benefits.

Correct Answer: B. Monitoring compliance, collecting job cards, authorizing muster rolls and wage disbursement

BDOs play supervisory roles in NREGA, verifying work quality, monitoring muster rolls, ensuring timely wage payment, conducting inspections, and maintaining program records at block level.

Correct Answer: B. Bringing unbanked populations into formal banking system through direct account transfers

DBT promotes financial inclusion by necessitating bank accounts for benefit receipt, thereby bringing rural unbanked populations into formal banking, encouraging regular banking habits and savings.

Correct Answer: B. Coverage rates, benefit utilization, poverty reduction, health outcomes, and beneficiary satisfaction

Success is measured through comprehensive indicators: coverage rates, benefit utilization, poverty reduction impact, health and nutrition improvements, employment creation, and beneficiary satisfaction surveys.