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Airways to everyone is not part of the 'Saat Nischay Part-2 Scheme' of Bihar.

Key Points

• Saat Nischay Yojna Part 2 is the vision statement of the Bihar state government’s plan to develop the state in the next 5 years (2020-25).
• According to the Saat Nischay Yojna, Part 2 government is planning for holistic development of the state.
• Seven resolutions that are determined Under Saat Nischay Yojna Part 2 are Youth empowerment, Women empowerment, Irrigation, Rural cleanliness, Urban cleanliness, Connectivity, and Health infrastructure.
• In the budget 2022-23, a budget provision of Rs 5000 crore has been made for the financial year 2022-23 for the Saat Nischay Part-2 scheme of Atmanirbhar Bihar under good governance.
• Nischay 1. Yuva Shakti - Bihar Ki Pragati
• Nischay 2. Sasakt Mahila – Saksham Mahila
• Nischay 3. Har khet tak Sinchai Ka Paani
• Nischay 4. Swacch Gaon – Samridh Gaon
• Nischay 5. Swacch Sehar – Viksit Sehar
• Nischay 6. Sulabh Samparkta
• Nischay 7. Sabke liye Atirikt Swasthya Suvidha

The correct answer is Nawada > Kishanganj > East Champaran > Araria > Sheohar.

Key Points

• According to the figures for the year 2019-20, Patna district tops in terms of per capita income with Rs 131.1 thousand. Begusarai district is at the second place, whose per capita income is Rs 51.4 thousand. In terms of per capita income, they are followed by Munger (44.3 thousand), Bhagalpur (41.8 thousand), Rohtas (35.8 thousand), Muzaffarpur (34.8 thousand), Aurangabad (32 thousand), Gaya (31.9 thousand), Bhojpur (31.6 thousand) and Vaishali (Rs 30.9 thousand).
• The districts with low per capita income are Sheohar (Rs 19.6 thousand), Araria (20.6 thousand), Sitamarhi (22.1 thousand), East Champaran (22.3 thousand), Madhubani (22.6 thousand), Supaul (22.9 thousand), Kishanganj (23.2 thousand) and Nawada (Rs 23.4 thousand).

The correct answer is The 33.35 per cent population of India was living below the poverty line.

Key PointsThe 68^th round of NSSO

• For 2011-12, for rural areas the national poverty line using the Tendulkar methodology is estimated at Rs. 816 per capita per month and Rs. 1,000 per capita per month in urban areas.
• Thus, for a family of five, the all-India poverty line in terms of consumption expenditure would amount to about Rs. 4,080 per month in rural areas and Rs. 5,000 per month in urban areas.
• As per the report, the poverty line is defined at Rs. 33.33 per capita per day for urban areas, and the poverty line is defined at Rs. 27.20 per capita per day for rural areas. Hence statements 1 and 4 are correct.
• These poverty lines would vary from State to State because of inter-state price differentials.
• The percentage of persons below the Poverty Line in 2011-12 has been estimated as 25.7% in rural areas, 13.7% in urban areas, and 21.9% for the country as a whole. Hence statements 2 is correct.

The correct answer is Investment in Plant and Machinery or equipment, not more than Rs. 1 crore.

Key PointsMSMEs:

The correct answer is Construction of well.

Key PointsPradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY):

• Launched in 2015, PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, providing central grants to the State Governments for specific activities detailed below. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• It consists of two major components by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, namely,
• Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)
• Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).
• HKKP consists of four sub-components, being
• Command Area Development (CAD)
• Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI)
• Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies
• Ground Water Development
• In addition, the Watershed Development part is being implemented by the Department of Land Resources.
• Another component of PMKSY, Per Drop More Crop is being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

The correct answer is Vallabhbhai Patel.

Key Points

• On February 4, 1928, Vallabhbhai Patel led the Bardoli peasant satyagraha.
• Women also played an important role in this movement and during this Satyagraha, Patel's women have conferred the title of "Sardar".
• The Bardauli farmer movement was done to reduce the increased revenue.
• Inspired by the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, he participated in India's freedom movement.
• The provincial government had increased the land tax of farmers by thirty per cent. Patel strongly opposed this revenue increase.

The correct answer is Ramsay MacDonald.

Key Points

• Ramsay MacDonald was not a member of the Cabinet Mission.
• The Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent to India in February 1946 by the Atlee Government, the British Prime Minister.
• The mission had three British cabinet members – Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, & and A.V. Alexander.

Additional Information

• The primary aim of the mission was to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership.
• The mission wanted to obtain an agreement with the Indian leaders as to the framing of a constitution for India.
• It wanted to establish an Executive Council with the support of the major Indian parties.
• It also aimed to formulate a constitution-making body.
• The mission proposed a complicated system for India with three tiers: the provinces, provincial groupings and the centre.
• INC and the Muslim League did not welcome the plan by Cabinet Mission.
• The Congress Party wanted a strong centre with minimum powers for the provinces whereas the Muslim League wanted strong political safeguards for the Muslims like parity in the legislatures.

The correct answer is 1931 AD.

Key Points

• The Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in 1931.
• The Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on March 5, 1931.
• The features of the Gandhi-Irwin pact:
• Congress would participate in the Second Round Table Conference.
• Congress would discontinue the Civil Disobedience Movement.
• The Government would withdraw all ordinances issued to curb Congress.
• The Government would withdraw all prosecutions relating to offences other than violent ones.
• The Government would release all persons undergoing sentences of imprisonment for their activities in the civil disobedience movement.

The correct answer is 1929 AD Lahore.

Key Points

• In 1929 the Indian National Congress session was held in Lahore.
• This session was very significant because in this Lahore session the prominent party Indian National Congress took the resolution of Poorna Swaraj or complete independence.
• In this, the Indian tricolor flag was hoisted by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on the bank of the Ravi river.
• In December 1929 under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress at its Lahore session passed the Poorna Swaraj resolution declaring complete independence to be the goal of the national movement.

Significance of the Lahore Session 1929:

• The Round Table Conference was to be boycotted.
• Complete independence was declared as the aim of Congress.
• Congress Working Committee was authorized to launch a program of civil disobedience with complete independence as its goal including non-payment of taxes and all members of legislatures were asked to resign their seats.
• 26 January 1930 was fixed as the first Independence (Swarajya) Day, to be celebrated everywhere. ​
• The Two Nation Theory was propounded by the Muslim League in its Lahore Session, 1940.

The correct answer is Swaraj Island.

Key Points

• When the Japanese handed over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Netaji after World War II, Subhas Chandra Bose hoisted the national flag in Port Blair on December 30, 1943.
• He proclaimed the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as territories liberated from British rule. He had subsequently named Andaman Island Shaheed and Nicobar Island Swaraj.
• He renamed them Shahid and Swaraj islands respectively. Thus he acquired the first stretch of territory in free India.

Additional Information

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed the three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on the occasion of the 75^th anniversary of the Tricolor hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• Ross Island was renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep, and Havelock Island as Swaraj deep.