80. What monthly pension is assured after age sixty under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 20 Sep, Shift 3 – 2025]
A. ₹1,000
B. ₹2,000
C. ₹3,000
D. ₹5,000
Answer: C. ₹3,000
Explanation: PM-KMY is a voluntary contributory pension plan for eligible small and marginal farmers. After reaching age sixty, eligible subscribers receive a minimum assured pension of ₹3,000 monthly. Entry normally occurs between ages eighteen and forty, with government co-contribution.
79. Which initiative combines digital and broadcast education resources to enhance school learning?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 20 Sep, Shift 2 – 2025]
A. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
B. Digital India Mission
C. PM Gati Shakti
D. PM eVIDYA
Answer: D. PM eVIDYA
Explanation: PM eVIDYA emerged in 2020 to integrate digital, online and on-air channels for school education. It includes DIKSHA resources, television channels, radio and podcasts. Its focus is educational access rather than physical infrastructure or general electronic governance.
78. What is the main purpose of the Soil Health Card Scheme?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 20 Sep, Shift 1 – 2025]
A. Improve seed quality
B. Certify only organic produce
C. Assess soil nutrient status
D. Prevent acquisition of agricultural land
Answer: C. Assess soil nutrient status
Explanation: Soil Health Cards provide farmers with information about nutrients, acidity and other soil characteristics. The scheme, launched in 2015, recommends appropriate fertiliser application. Better nutrient management can reduce waste, improve productivity and support long-term soil health.
77. Which voluntary activity is especially rewarded by the Green Credit Programme?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 20 Sep, Shift 1 – 2025]
A. Water conservation only
B. Tree planting and ecosystem restoration
C. Monitoring urban air quality only
D. Installing household solar panels
Answer: B. Tree planting and ecosystem restoration
Explanation: India’s Green Credit Programme, notified in 2023, encourages environmentally beneficial activities through a credit-based mechanism. Tree planting and ecological restoration are principal components. It differs from schemes dedicated exclusively to electricity generation or pollution measurement.
76. What is the principal objective of the Green Credit Programme under environmental law?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 19 Sep, Shift 1 – 2025]
A. Issue only renewable-energy bonds
B. Reward voluntary environmental improvements
C. Fine all high-emission factories automatically
D. Regulate green home loans
Answer: B. Reward voluntary environmental improvements
Explanation: The programme creates incentives for voluntary actions that benefit the environment, such as afforestation and water conservation. Its credits are intended to recognise positive contributions. It is not merely a penalty regime or an investment bond scheme.
75. Which programme belongs to the Atal Innovation Mission?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 18 Sep, Shift 3 – 2025]
A. Skill India Centres
B. Startup India Seed Fund
C. Atal Tinkering Labs
D. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Answer: C. Atal Tinkering Labs
Explanation: Atal Innovation Mission, established under NITI Aayog, supports entrepreneurship and creativity through Atal Tinkering Labs and incubation centres. The tinkering laboratories expose students to scientific experimentation and design thinking. Other options belong to separate skill-development or startup-support programmes.
74. Which of these initiatives has a different sectoral focus from the others?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 18 Sep, Shift 1 – 2025]
A. National Single Window System
B. Logistics Ease Across Different States
C. PM Gati Shakti
D. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Answer: D. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Explanation: The National Single Window System, LEADS and PM Gati Shakti primarily address investment facilitation, logistics and infrastructure planning. PMFBY instead protects farmers against insured crop losses arising from specified risks, giving it a distinctly agricultural insurance focus.
73. Which initiative proposed in 2025 connects mangrove rehabilitation with MGNREGS-supported rural employment?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 17 Sep, Shift 3 – 2025]
A. Mission Mangrove Mitra
B. Sagar Suraksha Yojana
C. EcoJobs for Coasts
D. Blue Belt Programme
Answer: A. Mission Mangrove Mitra
Explanation: The question’s attributed initiative combines restoration of coastal mangroves with rural wage employment. Mangrove ecosystems protect shorelines, provide breeding habitats and store carbon. Employment-linked ecological work can combine conservation outcomes with local livelihoods in coastal settlements.
72. Which NAFCC-linked programme emphasises community water harvesting and climate resilience in semi-arid regions?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 17 Sep, Shift 1 – 2025]
A. Jal Urja Yojana
B. Climate Resilient Watershed Programme
C. Hariyali Mission
D. Jal Mitra Scheme
Answer: B. Climate Resilient Watershed Programme
Explanation: National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change projects aim to protect vulnerable communities from climatic stress. Watershed efforts strengthen rainwater harvesting, soil moisture and groundwater recharge. Such measures can improve drought resilience and agricultural conditions in water-scarce landscapes.
71. What is the core purpose of the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES)?
[SSC CGL Tier I, 16 Sep, Shift 3 – 2025]
A. Develop export-related infrastructure
B. Construct dairy-only cold storage
C. Fund crop-insurance compensation
D. Set pharmaceutical retail prices
Answer: A. Develop export-related infrastructure
Explanation: Introduced in 2017, the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme supports facilities needed for better exports, such as testing labs, customs stations and trade-related logistics. The Department of Commerce administers it. It is not a crop insurance or drug-pricing programme.
