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26 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives (Current Affairs). Spanning from 2000 to 2024. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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Based on 26 questions across 12 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives within the broader Current Affairs syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Consider the following airports: 1. Donyi Polo Airport 2. Kushinagar International Airport 3. Vijayawada International Airport In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?
Q: With reference to the 'Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan', consider the following statements : 1. This scheme guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy and six months post-delivery health care service in any government health facility. 2. Under this scheme, private sector health care providers of certain specialities can volunteer to provide services at nearby government health facilities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements: 1. Private and public hospitals must adopt it. 2. As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately. 3. It has seamless portability across the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following is/are the aim/aims of 'Digital India' Plan of the Government of India? 1. Formation of India's own Internet companies like China did. 2. Establish a policy framework to encourage overseas multinational corporations that collect Big Data to build their large data centres within our national geographical boundaries. 3. Connect many of our villages to the Internet and bring Wi-Fi to many of our schools, public places and major tourist centres. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. 3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’? 1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers. 2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women. 3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice. 4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: What is the purpose of ‘Vidyanjali Yojana’? 1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India. 2. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community. 3. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?
Q: 'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to
Q: 'Mission Indradhanush' launched by the Government of India pertains to
Q: With reference to National Rural Health Mission, which of the following are the jobs of ‘ASHA’, a trained community health worker? 1. Accompanying women to the health facility for antenatal care check-up 2. Using pregnancy test kits for early detection of pregnancy 3. Providing information on nutrition and immunization 4. Conducting the delivery of baby
Q: Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State?
Q: In which of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Center being set up?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The nationwide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 2. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas?
Q: In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?
Q: Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?
Q: With reference to the Government of India’s various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?
Q: Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below? 1. SLV-3 Launch 2. Formation of Bangladesh 3. Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union 4. Pokharan-I test Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in USA, during February, 2005
Q: Which one of the following was probed by the Liberhan Commission?
Q: Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways: 1. The Headquarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur. 2. ‘Indrail pass’ – a travel-as-you-please ticket has been created especially for freedom fighters and sportspersons who have represented India in any game/sport. 3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Match items in the List-I with those in the List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Location) A. Kakinada B. Dundigal C. Margao D. Bhadrachalam List-II (Known For / In News For) 1. Skybus Metro rail test-run 2. TIC paper board unit 3. Bio-diesel plant 4. Indian Air Force Academy
Q: Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work?
Q: INSAT-3E, India’s communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Institute) I. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies II. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research III. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences IV. Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages List II (Location) A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai C) Bangalore D) Dharamshala E) Varanasi Codes:
UPSC has asked 26 questions on Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 2000 and 2024. This sub-topic falls under Current Affairs.
Questions on Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2024, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2000. The topic has appeared in 12 out of 31 years.
Among 26 questions on Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives: 12 are easy, 14 are moderate, and 0 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
