The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is dedicated under a central government sponsored and a flagship scheme implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The Government of India has designed this scheme to support pregnant women and lactating mothers. The main aim to launch this scheme is to provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society. The scheme provides maternity benefit to the women for the first two living children provided the second child is a girl.
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01) The PMMVY (Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana) is implemented under which of the following sub-scheme of Mission Shakti?
A) Woman Shakti
B) Woman Saksham
D) Woman Shashaktikaran
D) Woman Samarthya
Correct answer is option “D”
02) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is dedicated under a central government sponsored and a flagship scheme implemented by which of the following Ministry?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Rural Development
C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
D) Ministry of Rural Health and woman Development
Correct answer is option “C”
03) The PMMVY scheme is designed to support which of the following beneficiaries by Government of India?
A) To support pregnant women
B) To support lactating mothers
C) Only option A
D) Option A & B both
Correct answer is option “D”
04) What is the main aim to launch this scheme by the Government of India?
A) To provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society
B) The scheme provides maternity benefit to the women for the first two living children provided the second child is a girl
C) Only option B
D) Option A & B both
Correct answer is option “D”
05) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is implementing by the Government of India with effect from _______________. Fill in the blank from the following.
A) 1st January 2009
B) 1st January 2014
C) 1st January 2017
D) 1st January 2024
Correct answer is option “C”
06) The PMMVY Scheme is being implemented as per provisions under which of the section of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013?
A) Section 1
B) Section 2
C) Section 3
D) Section 4
Correct answer is option “D”
07) The section 4 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 provides which of the following support?
A) The financial support for pregnant and lactating mothers
B) To improve the health and nutrition for mother and child
C) To compensation for any wage loss
D) All the above
Correct answer is option “D”
08) Which statement is not correct about the criteria from the following to determine socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society under this scheme?
A) Women belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
B) Women who are 40% or partially disabled
C) Woman who are fully disabled (Divyang Jan) are not covered
D) Women of BPL ration Card
Women holder
Correct answer is option “C”
Note – Woman who are fully disabled (Divyang Jan) are also covered
09) Which of the following criteria is correct fall into the category of the beneficiary of PMMV Yojana?
A) All the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) under Ayushman Bharat
B) All Women holding E-shram card
C) All women farmers who are beneficiaries under Kishan Samman Nidhi yojana
D) All above mention woman are authorised to fall into the category of beneficiary
Correct answer is option “D”
10) If any woman is holding the MGNREGA job card ( New name of the scheme is Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), abbreviated as VB-G RAM G) whether she is authorised to fall in to the category of the beneficiary of PMMVY?
A) Yes
B) No
C) on the recommendation of BLO
D) On the recommendation of Sarpanch
Correct answer is option “A”
11) Whether any income criteria is there to select as the beneficiary under PMMVY Scheme?
A) Yes, any women whose net family income is less than Rs. 5 Lakh per annum
B) Yes, any women whose net family income is less than Rs. 6 Lakh per annum
C) Yes, any women whose net family income is less than Rs. 7 Lakh per annum
D) Yes, any women whose net family income is less than Rs. 8 Lakh per annum
Correct answer is option “D”
12) Whether any Pregnant and Lactating Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs), and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) can be the beneficiary of the PMMVY scheme?
A) Yes, on the recommendation of State Government
B) Yes, on the recommendation of Central Government
C) Yes, fall under the scheme without any recommendations
D) No, they does not fall under the scheme
Correct answer is option “C”
13) Which of the following statement is not correct in connection of the category as the beneficiary under PMVVY scheme?
A) Any other category as may be prescribed by the Central Government
B) All pregnant women and lactating mothers in regular employment with the central Government or State Government or public Sector Undertaking
C) Those woman who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force shall not be entitled to benefits under PMMVY
D) All statement is correct
Correct answer is option “D”
14) What is the main criteria to give benefit to the woman under the PMMVY scheme?
A) The benefit is available to a woman for the first two living children
B) Bur condition is the second child is a girl.
C) No matter in sex determination but children must be live
D) Option A & B Both
Correct answerr is option “D”
15) Which of the following statement is correct in connection of the benefit under the PMMVY scheme?
A) A amount of Rs. 5000 in two instalments given as the benefit for first child
B) For the second child the benefit amount is Rs. 6000 in one instalment after the birth subject to the second child is a girl child
C) The registration during the pregnancy is mandatory for availing benefits for second child
D) All the above statements are correct
Correct answer is option “D”
16) What is the main aim behind to launch the PMMVY scheme?
A) To contribute to improve the Sex Ratio at Birth
B) To prevent female foeticide
C) Only option B
D) Option A & B both
Correct answer is option “D”
17) According to PMMVY scheme the benefits can be availed only on the basis of which of the following card number?
A) Aadhaar Number
B) Pan Number
C) Ayushman Card Number
D) BPL Card Number
Correct answer is option “A”
18) Why it is made mandatory Aadhaar card number based payment of benefit to the beneficiary under the PMMVY scheme?
A) To made clear record of payment
B) To identify the beneficiary
C) To avoid any duplication or malpractice
D) To show the public about the popularity of the scheme
Correct answe is option “C”
Source of the information – Website of Department of Women and Child Development
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