PNRD 28 Aug 2020

MGNREGA guarantees up to 100 days of wage employment to eligible rural households; it does not promise self-employment after 100 days.

PMAY-G provides for a minimum house size of 25 square metres, including a hygienic cooking area.

SHG bank-linkage readiness commonly depends on regular meetings, savings, internal lending and proper records—not on conducting cultural events.

MGNREGA came into force on 2 February 2006, initially in 200 districts; it was later extended nationwide.

Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) uses participatory methods to help communities assess needs, resources and development priorities.

The scheme’s planning approach emphasizes people’s participation; the source marks rural people as the ultimate authority in scheme selection.

Article 243E provides a five-year duration for every Panchayat from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless sooner dissolved.

Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru, founded Ramdaspur, later known as Amritsar, in the 16th century.

Sher Shah Suri standardized the silver rupee, a coinage system that influenced later Indian currency.

The capital shift from Calcutta to Delhi was announced at the Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911; the transfer took effect in 1912.

The violin is commonly described as the queen of musical instruments because of its expressive range and prominence in orchestral music.

India has historically been among the leading natural-rubber producers; rank can vary by year, so the paper’s answer should be treated as tied to its exam-era reference.

Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area by absolute area among Indian states in the commonly cited Forest Survey of India assessments; forest cover percentage is a different measure.

Teak is a tropical deciduous timber species abundant in central India and parts of the peninsular region.

Article 93 provides that the Lok Sabha chooses its Speaker and Deputy Speaker from among its members.

Mass is the amount of matter and remains constant; weight depends on gravitational acceleration, which is about one-sixth of Earth’s on the Moon.

Sulphur dioxide and other air pollutants contribute to acid deposition and marble deterioration at the Taj Mahal; the paper’s keyed choice is SO₂.

Carbon dioxide dissolves in water and forms a small amount of carbonic acid (H₂CO₃), giving soda water its characteristic acidity.

Chess developed from the Indian game chaturanga, which spread to Persia and then further west.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) is the national body supporting sports training, athlete development and sports infrastructure under the Government of India.