Flash Check — 25 Questions

1. In what year was Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched, and what is its stated mission title? — 28 August 2014; the "National Mission for Financial Inclusion."
2. Name the three Jan Suraksha schemes launched together on 9 May 2015. — Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
3. Which scheme provides collateral-free micro-loans in Shishu/Kishor/Tarun categories, and under which ministry? — Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (2015), Ministry of Finance.
4. What does Stand-Up India specifically mandate of every scheduled commercial bank branch? — Facilitate at least one loan to an SC/ST entrepreneur and one to a woman entrepreneur for a greenfield enterprise.
5. Which ministry runs PM-KISAN, and how much direct income support does it provide annually? — Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare; ₹6,000/year in three instalments of ₹2,000 each.
6. What are the differentiated premium rates under PMFBY for kharif, rabi, and commercial/horticultural crops? — 2% (kharif), 1.5% (rabi), 5% (commercial/horticultural).
7. Which ministry was formed in 2019 by merging the Ministries of Water Resources and Drinking Water & Sanitation, and which scheme does it run for rural tap water? — Ministry of Jal Shakti; Jal Jeevan Mission (launched 2019).
8. On what date, and where, was Ayushman Bharat launched? — 23 September 2018, in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
9. Name Ayushman Bharat's two component pillars and what each does. — Health & Wellness Centres (upgraded primary care, renamed Ayushman Arogya Mandir in 2023) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana/PM-JAY (₹5 lakh/family/year cashless health insurance).
10. What database is used to identify PM-JAY's beneficiary families? — The Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011.
11. Which scheme promotes institutional delivery through cash assistance to mothers and ASHA workers, and in what year was it launched? — Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), 2005.
12. Which three schemes were merged in 2018 to create Samagra Shiksha? — Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and the Teacher Education scheme.
13. What is the current official name of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, and when was it renamed? — PM POSHAN (PM Poshan Shakti Nirman), renamed 2021.
14. Which three urban schemes were announced together on 25 June 2015? — Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT, and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban.
15. What is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in the context of Smart Cities Mission? — A company (under the Companies Act) set up by each selected city to plan and execute its Smart City projects.
16. On what date was Swachh Bharat Mission launched, and why that date? — 2 October 2014, Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary — a deliberate symbolic choice.
17. Name the sector in which India's first PLI schemes were launched, in 2020. — Mobile manufacturing and electronics (large-scale electronics manufacturing).
18. How does Make in India's objective differ from Start-Up India's? — Make in India (2014) targets manufacturing/FDI across specific identified sectors; Start-Up India (2016) targets easing the process of founding any innovative new business, sector-agnostic.
19. Which two umbrella infrastructure programmes does PM Gati Shakti (2021) sit above, and what does each cover? — Sagarmala (2015, port-led development) and Bharatmala (2017, road/highway corridors) — Gati Shakti is the unifying digital planning layer over these and other ministries' plans.
20. Which scheme completed India's "last-mile" household electrification for BPL/un-electrified households, and in what year? — Saubhagya (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana), 2017.
21. What four categories of non-contributory pension does the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) cover, and since what year? — Old age, widow, disability, and family benefit; since 1995, under the Ministry of Rural Development.
22. Which child benefit scheme pays cash maternity assistance only for a woman's first living child, and how much? — Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), ₹5,000, launched 2017.
23. What is the difference between UPI and BHIM? — UPI is the underlying real-time interbank payment system/protocol (built by NPCI); BHIM is one specific mobile app (also by NPCI) built on UPI rails — many other apps also run on UPI.
24. Name Digital India's three stated pillars. — Digital infrastructure as a core utility, governance and services on demand, and digital empowerment of citizens.
25. Which 2023 scheme provides skill training, toolkits, and collateral-free credit to traditional artisans across 18 trades, and under which ministry? — PM Vishwakarma Scheme, Ministry of MSME.

End of Book 10. This concludes the current 10-book revision series.