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Government Schemes — Current Affairs Questions & Practice

Practise 209 Government Schemes questions from Current Affairs for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. The SWAMIH Fund 2, announced on 1 February 2025 with a corpus of Rs. 15,000 crore, targets the completion of which type of projects?

  1. ANearly one lakh stalled housing units
  2. BRural road infrastructure
  3. CRenewable energy plants
  4. DSmall business loans
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Answer: A

SWAMIH Fund 2, announced on 1 February 2025 with a Rs. 15,000-crore corpus, targets completion of nearly one lakh stalled housing units.

2. The Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS) with a corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore, announced in Union Budget 2025-26, aims to provide equity support to which type of ventures?

  1. AEarly-stage startup ventures
  2. BEstablished public sector units
  3. CForeign multinational subsidiaries
  4. DGovernment infrastructure projects
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Answer: A

The Fund of Funds Scheme (FFS), announced in Budget 2025-26 with a Rs. 10,000-crore corpus, provides equity support to early-stage ventures to catalyse innovation.

3. Budget 2025-26 announced a new entrepreneurship scheme providing term loans up to Rs. 2 crore for how many first-time women, SC, and ST entrepreneurs over the next 5 years?

  1. A5 lakh
  2. B10 lakh
  3. C2 lakh
  4. D1 lakh
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Answer: A

Budget 2025-26 announced a scheme for 5 lakh first-time women, Scheduled Tribe, and Scheduled Caste entrepreneurs, providing term loans up to Rs. 2 crore over 5 years.

4. The 'Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme' proposed by the government offers what type of educational resource?

  1. ADigital-form Indian language books for schools and higher education
  2. BFree laptops for rural students
  3. CScholarships for foreign language study
  4. DMobile libraries for remote villages
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Answer: A

The 'Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme' offers digital-form Indian language books for schools and higher education institutions.

5. The 'National Mission for Edible Oilseed' aims to achieve self-reliance (Atmanirbharta) in which sector?

  1. AEdible oils
  2. BPulses
  3. CCotton production
  4. DSugar production
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Answer: A

The 'National Mission for Edible Oilseed' aims to achieve Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) in edible oils.

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