Objective Questions- Set 4

1. Which of these statements is incorrect in context of Smart Cities Mission?
   1. The mission focuses on Urban Development. 100 Smart Cities will be developed under this mission.
   2. Each selected city would get Rs 100 crore per year for 5 years
   3. Smart City aspirants will be selected through a 'City Challenge Competition'
   4. The mission will be implemented through 'Project Based Approach'
       
2. Consider the following statements regarding Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and mark the correct statement.
   1. The mission will be implemented in 500 cities and towns with a population of one lakh and above.
   2. AMRUT adopts a 'Project Based Approach' to ensure basic infrastructure services and promotion of urban reforms
   3. States will get flexibility of designing the scheme based on the needs of identified cities.
   4. Central assistance to the extent of 50% and 33% of project cost will be provided to the cities and towns with population of up to 10 Lakh and above 10 Lakh respectively.
   5. All are correct
       
3. Which of these statements is incorrect regarding National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
   1. It is Public Private Partnership entity.
   2. It is under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
   3. It was set up by Ministry of Finance
   4. Equity base of Government is 51% and Private Sector is 49%
       
4. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana aims at providing round the clock power to rural households and adequate power for agriculture. Which of the following is not the component of this scheme?
   1. Feeder Separation – rural households and agricultural
   2. Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution network. Metering at all levels in rural areas
   3. Power Finance Corporation(PFC) is the nodal agency for operationalisation of this scheme
   4. Rural electrification component of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana have been subsumed under this scheme.
       
5. The Integrated Power Development Scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2014-15. The scheme ensures 24 X 7 power supply. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the scheme?
   1. The scheme focuses on Urban Areas
   2. Power Finance Corporation (PFC) is the nodal agency for operationalisation of this scheme
   3. Both a and b are correct
   4. Neither a nor b is correct
       
6. Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are volunteer health worker instituted by the government of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding ASHAs?
   1. The mission began in 2005; full implementation of "an ASHA in every village" in India was targeted for 2012
   2. ASHAs must have class eight education or higher, preferably be between the ages of 25 and 45.
   3. ASHAs must primarily be female residents of the village that they have been selected to serve.
   4. ASHAs are entitled to performance based compensation package and financial compensation for training days
   5. ASHA is selected by the Central Government.

Answers:

1. d, Area Based Approach consisting of retrofitting, redevelopment, pan-city initiative and development of new cities
2. e
3. d, Government-49% and Private Sector  51%
4. c, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
5. c
6. e, Gram Sabha