Question

    Passage on Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) (for next 3 Qs) On the eve of World Environment Day, around 200 local people, including youths, men and women, on Sunday planted saplings on the banks of a pond in the village of Nagepur here. The village was adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY). Under the joint aegis of Lok Samiti, Vishwa Jyoti Jan Sanchar Samiti and Asha Trust, hundreds of youths took out a public awareness rally in the village and appealed to the locals to plant more and more saplings for environmental protection. They carried placards with messages like ‘water is life, protect it’, ‘stop defecating in the open’, etc. A large number of young women and girls also participated in the rally. They also planted trees and told people to save trees and plant more trees. Everyone took a pledge to keep the village green. Nagepur village head Mukesh Kumar said that in the upcoming monsoon, a public awareness campaign will be launched in the village for environmental protection. All the youth took the responsibility of planting and saving trees in their own house, village’s public places and roadside.

    Which of the following is not included in the pilot

    phase implementation of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)?
    A Andhra Pradesh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Tamil Nadu Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Bihar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Assam Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Himachal Pradesh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The implementation of the Scheme was started in 2009-10 as a pilot phase and total of 1000 villages from Tamil Nadu (225), Rajasthan (225), Bihar (225), Himachal Pradesh (225) and Assam (100) were selected under this phase. All these 1000 villages have so far been declared as, Adarsh Gram‟ by the respective State Governments.

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