Social Protection Schemes — Prelims Questions

Which of the following statements regarding the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is/are correct? 1. It guarantees 100 days of wage employment to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work. 2. At least one-third of the beneficiaries must be women. 3. The wages under MGNREGA are paid directly into the bank or post office accounts of the beneficiaries. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements regarding the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY): 1. It provides a health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. 2. The beneficiaries are identified based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data. 3. It is a fully centrally sponsored scheme, with 100% funding from the Union Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) directly mandates the State to make effective provision for securing the right to work, to education and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement?

Consider the following statements about the Atal Pension Yojana (APY): 1. It is primarily targeted at the organized sector workers. 2. Subscribers receive a guaranteed minimum monthly pension after attaining 60 years of age. 3. The government co-contributes to the subscriber's account for eligible subscribers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The 'JAM Trinity' is often discussed in the context of social protection schemes. What does 'JAM' stand for?