RD

Question 1

National Institute of RD & Panchayati Raj is located in?

Answer 1

Hyderabad

Question 2

National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) is in?

Answer 2

Delhi

Question 3

Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation is in?

Answer 3

New Delhi

Question 4

National RuralLivelihood Promotion Society?

Answer 4

New Delhi

Question 5

Allocation of Ministry of RD?

Answer 5

Rs. 2.65 L crore

Question 6

Allocation of PM GSY and PMAY?

Answer 6

Rs. 19,000 crore
Rs. 84,671 criore

Question 7

Food, Fertilizer and LPG subsidy allocation in Budget 2024

Answer 7

Food: 2.05 L crore
Fertilizer: 1.64 L crore
LPG: 11,925 crore

Question 8

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

Answer 8

• up tp 400 km²
• no municipal board
• min 75% of male working population in agri

Question 9

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

Answer 9

• Min population 5000
• At least 400 km²
• Atleast 75% male in non-agri

Question 10

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

Answer 10

• More than Rs. 5000
• At least 1 member
• Last 365 days

Condition of land possession was dispensed with

Question 11

As per Census 2011, Population of Rural India to overall indian population

Answer 11

83.3 crore/121 crore

Question 11

Percentage share of population in rural & urban India is?

Answer 11

Rural: 68.84%
Urban: 31.16%

Question 12

How many villages are there in India as per census 2011? imp

Answer 12

6,49,481 villages

Question 13

Overall sex ratio in India in 2011 and that in rural India

Answer 13

India: 947
Rural: 926

Question 14

According to census 2011, rural-urban literacy gap is?

Answer 14

16.1%

Question 15

Literacy rate of India and rural India?

Answer 15

India: 74%
Rural 68.9%

Question 16

According to census 2011, growth of rural population is?

Answer 16

12.18%

Question 17

Land holding size of marginal farmers and of small farmers?

Answer 17

Marginal farmers: 0.5 ha - 1 ha
Small farmers: 1 ha - 2 ha

Question 18

Large farmer land holding size?

Answer 18

10-20+ ha

Question 19

Acc to Agriculture Census, avg land holding of marginal farmers and small farmers?

Answer 19

Marginal: 0.38 ha
Small: 1.40 ha

Question 20

Acc to Agri Census, avg land holding of semi-medium and medium farmers?

Answer 20

Semi-medium: 2.69 ha
Medium: 5.72 ha

Question 21

Acc to Agri Census, Avg Land holding size of all farmers & large farmers?

Answer 21

All: 1.08 ha
Large: 17.07 ha

Question 22

Agriculture workers in India, acc to census 2011, is?

Answer 22

263.1 million

Question 23

Base year of CPI-AL & RL

Answer 23

1986-87

Question 24

Combined CPI base year?

Answer 24

2012

Question 25

Who releases CPI

Answer 25

Combined CPI: NSO CPI AL + RL + IW = Labour Bureau

Question 26

Pahchan Cards are related to?

Answer 26

ID card of handicraft artisans | Under Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme

Question 27

Samarth scheme by?

Answer 27

Ministry of Textile | Samarth: MoE, Samarth Mission - Biomass - MoP, Samarth initiative - Msme

Question 28

Dhokra, Bhotia and lac are associated with which states?

Answer 28

Odisha Uttarakhand Jharkhand

Question 29

Handloom production share in India

Answer 29

85% of global production

Question 30

____% of handloom weavers and allied workers are women

Answer 30

75%

Question 31

Which industry is the 2nd largest generator of agriculture?

Answer 31

Handloom

Question 32

National Handloom Day is on?

Answer 32

Aug 7th | 10th

Question 33

Ikal silk sarees are associated with which state?

Answer 33

Karnataka

Question 34

Chanderi sarees are associated with?

Answer 34

MP

Question 35

Pochampali Ikat sarees are from?

Answer 35

Telengana

Question 36

When was the ST and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act launched?

Answer 36

2006

Question 37

According to Recognition of Forest Rights Act 2006, who has title rights?

Answer 37

FDST - Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes and OTFD - Other Traditional Forest Dwellers | 4 ha entitled

Question 38

Full form of PESA Act, when was it formed?

Answer 38

Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Area) Act, 1996

Question 39

Which Schedule in the constitution provides for safeguards agains displacement of tribal population because of land aquisition? Name the States

Answer 39

Schedule 5 Andhra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, HP, Jharkhand, MP, Maha, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telengana

Question 40

Which schedule in the constitution provides for the administration of certain tribal areas as autonomous entities? What are the states?

Answer 40

Schedule 6 | Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram

Question 41

Swadhar Greh Scheme is by?

Answer 41

MoWCD | support for victims of trafficking

Question 42

Grants which come from the centre and have to be utilized as **per the direction of the Finance Commission**

Answer 42

Tied Grants

Question 43

Finance Commission shares revenue from centre to state according to various parameters. Which has the highest and lowest weight?

Answer 43

Income Distance: 45% Forest Ecology: 10%

Question 44

DILRMP has been extended for a period of?

Answer 44

5 years | 2021-22 to 2025-26

Question 45

Full form of ULPIN? It is related to which scheme?

Answer 45

Unique Land Parcel Identification Number | DILRMP scheme

Question 46

NGDRS or e-registration is related to which scheme?

Answer 46

DILRMP

Question 47

What is Bhoomi Samman? it is related to which scheme

Answer 47

Platinum Grading Certificate | DILRMP Scheme

Question 48

Chair of Standing Committee of RD & Panchayati Raj? | MGNREGA & PMGSY

Answer 48

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

Question 49

In which state does agriculture have the highest rural GDP contribution?

Answer 49

MP

Question 50

Savings through DBT in FY23 rose to?

Answer 50

Rs. 63,000 crore

Question 51

____ 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 ____ & ____

Answer 51

Asian Development Bank MP & Odisha

Question 52

NABARD is set to organise the State Credit Seminar (SCS) in?

Answer 52

Sikkim

Question 53

Minister of RD and Panchayat Raj?

Answer 53

Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Also Agri & Farmer's Welfare

Question 54

Full form of PM WANI? Belongs to Which Ministry?

Answer 54

WiFi Access Network Interface

Question 55

RGSA aims to extend MoPRI to which district?

Answer 55

Begusarai & Rohtas in Bihar

Question 56

Which scheme aims to extend PM WANI (Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) service to 455 GP? Which ministry does it belong to?

Answer 56

**RGSA** MoPRI | Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Question 57

e-Gram Swaraj is an initiative of ministry of?

Answer 57

MoPRI

Question 58

e-Gram Swaraj is an initiative under which scheme?

Answer 58

Digital India Programme (2015) | To implement e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP)

Question 59

For Panchayats to make real-time payments to vendors/service providers, e-Gram Swaraj was been integrated with?

Answer 59

Public Financial Management System

Question 60

Which of the following food grains are provided under NFSA at subsidized rates?

Answer 60

Wheat, Rice & Coarse Grains

Question 61

Share of Rural & Urban population covered under PDS?

Answer 61

75% rural 50% urban

Question 62

____ identifies eligible beneficiaries under NFSA who receive ___ kg grains /person /month

Answer 62

State Govt. 5 kg

Question 63

Special provision under NFSA for pregnant women?

Answer 63

Rs. 6k & free meals

Question 65

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded to the individual

Answer 65

Albert Einstein