KURUKSHETRA : November 2024
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Topic : Social security and welfare
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  Society security and welfare : Meaning
  Social security: Types
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  Link between Social security + welfare and Rights
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  Need and significance of social security
• Social security and welfare:
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  • Senior citizens (Model ; Notes)
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  • Farmers
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  • Tribals
• Healthcare
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                 Iness     Disability OOPE
                 Death
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               unemployment;
·       Eco Growth
           ·   ↑financial assistance
               ↑ disposable
               ↑ consumption exp
                                  Formation
           ·    Human
                        Capital
                   H/ElS
    Consider the following statements:   X interest   ; remain same     10 Years
                                      eg 8%
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1. PM Vaya Vandana Yojana was launched to protect elderly persons aged
    -
                                                    -
   60 and above against a future fall in their interest income and provides
                                                                           elderly
    -                     -                         -
   an assured pension and return linked to the subscription amount.         For
X
               -
2. The PM Vaya Vandana Yojana can be subscribed in the age group of -
   40-60 years.               Barh                     S                 subscription
                                                                                Go orabore
X
3. There is no maximum limit on the purchase price that is the amount a
            -
   person wants to invest.
                                                                          Age
                                                                                      .
X
4. The policy tenure is-
   an option to exit.
                                                        -
                       10 years during which the subscriber does not have
                                                        option
                                                   Has exit
    Which of the given statements is/are correct?
      * A. 1 only
        B. 2,3
        C. 2,4
        D. 1,3,4 X
              Income   support
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-              saving/pension
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    ⑧   Min
              Age-
                 X
        Max
              Age
        Max limit investment ; Yes.
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    Consider the following statements :          B
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1. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana aims to provide senior citizens suffering from any
   age related disabilities, with assisted living devices
~                                                                               BPL/
                                                     -
2. There exists an income cap to select beneficiaries under the Rashtriya-
                                -
   Vayoshri Yojana                                                               , 000 less
                                                                                15
                                                      en Direct benefit payments month .
X
3. Under the scheme, eligible beneficiaries are giving
   in their Jan Dhan account to purchase these devices at market prices.
                                               Method/
     Which of the given statements is/are correct?
                                                         distribution/implementation
      A. 1 only
                           PSEMCO
      B. 1, 2
      C. 2,3
                                    implementing
      D. 1,2,3
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                                assistance               assured return schemes
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        Shared
   Consider the following statements: aim     6000-3 installments
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1. PM Kisan is an income support scheme for farmers while PM Kisan
   Maan Dhan Yojana is an old age pension scheme forW    farmers.
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2. Only small and marginal landholding farmers are eligible to avail
     -
                                                           -
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   benefits under the PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
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3. PM Kisan scheme benefits are not subject to landholding size
    -
   restrictions
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4. Contribution of both the individual as well as the government is a
     =>
                               Farmer
   feature  of the PM Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana
   Which of the given statements is/are correct?
      A. 1 only
    It
      B. 2,3
      C. 1,4
      D. 1,2,3,4
                       ①
=>  Kananaa
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    # 40
       years
-   co   contribution
    Gout   /Farmer
6   Go ;   3000/month
                       5;
                           Majority
                                bals
   Consider the following statements:                       GSDiMains
                                                                   PYD .
1. Majority of the=
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X                  North eastern states have low lower “Sex Ratio”
   than India’s national average.                                  Meghalaya.
                                                                    matrilineal
·
         -
 2. Stand Up India scheme has been designed to provide loans to
      -
                                                    -
    SC/ST and women borrowers provided if it’s only for a greenfield
                                                                       Gar/k/m
    investment.                                 eventure
Xth
 3. Eklavya Model residential schools scheme is to provide free
    education to ST children from class 1 to class 5th
    Which of the given statements is/are correct?   RE
   -
     A. 1,2
     B. 2 only
     C. 3 only
     D. None
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    Consider the following statements:
                                          ponsored; 60-40
                                                    c-s
M                                                         %
1. PM Jan Arogya Yojana is a central sector scheme wherein the
   expenditure is completely borne by the central government.           52/F1 year
X-
2. PM JAY aims to provide a health cover of 5 lakh per family per year No restrictions.
                             -           -
   with restrictions on the size of the family.
                                                            -
                                                                        size
                                                                         on
X-
                       -
3. PM JAY covers hospitalisation costs but does not cover expenditure
                 & during-                             drugs
                    -
                                            -
   incurred on diagnostics           hospitalisation.
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4. PM JAY covers multiple treatment procedures, including the sex
                                                            -
                               Fonal
        -
   reassignment surgeries and cosmetic treatments for Transgenders.
                                                           -
                                  Therapy
    -
                                            O
                                                                                as
     Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?   AyushmanBharat TP
           A. 1,2
         IQB. 3,4
           C. 1,2,3
           D. 4 only
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          11
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                put Hospital
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        fortable
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     Consider the following statements:                     .   0   version
X
1. PM Matru Vandana Yojana is a maternity benefit scheme ;
     -
                        -           -
   to provide financial support of 5000 to pregnant and                wagelosscompensationa
                                  =
   lactating women, only for the first child.
X
                                                                        but
                                                                                  a
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                                 -
                                            #X
2. The total financial amount is given as a one time payment
   after registration of birth and the administering of the first
   important vaccines for the child.
                                        installments                              again   .
     Which of the given statements is/are correct?
                                 -
                                                        I
                                                   ·
                                                       antenatal check
                                                       -
        A. 1 only
        B. 2 only
                                               ·
                                                       Birth + vaccine
      IQ
        C. 1,2
        D. None
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