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Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain was launched on 22 March 2021, which is observed as which day?

  1. A.World Environment Day
  2. B.World Water Day
  3. C.World Wetlands Day
  4. D.World Earth Day

Correct answer

B. World Water Day

Explanation

The correct answer is World Water Day. Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain was launched on 22 March 2021, which falls on World Water Day, and its guiding slogan was 'Catch the Rain, Where It Falls, When It Falls'. The campaign took forward Jal Shakti Abhiyan of 2019, which had reached 1,592 water-stressed blocks across 256 districts to promote rainwater harvesting. Option A, World Environment Day, is observed in June and is not the launch date here. Option C, World Wetlands Day, marks the Convention on Wetlands and falls in February, so it does not match a March launch. Option D, World Earth Day, falls later in April. The pairing to remember is the date, the day and the slogan together, because a launch tied to an observed day is a favourite of paper setters in both the general awareness and environment sections.

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Practice Questions

Q2.Government SchemesMedium

What do the 3Cs of the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative stand for?

  1. A.Community, CSR and Cost
  2. B.Catchment, Conservation and Convergence
  3. C.Citizen, Credit and Capacity
  4. D.Canal, Check dam and Culvert
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Correct answer: A. Community, CSR and Cost

Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0, which ran from 1 April 2024 to 31 May 2025, followed these three principles while strengthening public participation in water conservation, and it also mobilised convergence with running government schemes to speed the work up.

Q3.Government SchemesHard

Which three bodies are named as supporting the National SARAS Mela 2026 along with the Andhra Pradesh government?

  1. A.SIDBI, NIFT and Khadi and Village Industries Commission
  2. B.NABARD, NIRDPR and Kudumbashree
  3. C.NITI Aayog, NSDC and SEWA
  4. D.RBI, NABARD and TRIFED
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Correct answer: B. NABARD, NIRDPR and Kudumbashree

The Mela is an initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development in collaboration with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, with these three lending support.

Q4.Government SchemesEasy

Who is defined as a Lakhpati Didi?

  1. A.A woman who has taken a bank loan of at least Rs 1 lakh
  2. B.A woman of an SHG household with a sustainable annual household income of at least Rs 1 lakh
  3. C.A woman who has saved Rs 1 lakh in a self-help group account
  4. D.A woman whose enterprise has an annual turnover above Rs 1 crore
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Correct answer: B. A woman of an SHG household with a sustainable annual household income of at least Rs 1 lakh

The test is household income that lasts, not a single windfall, and the Prime Minister's stated goal is six crore such women by 2029, reached through the skills, credit and market access that the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission provides.

Q5.Government SchemesMedium

The first National SARAS Mela to be held outside Delhi-NCR is taking place at which venue?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.Punnami Ghat, Vijayawada
  3. C.Marina Beach, Chennai
  4. D.Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad
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Correct answer: B. Punnami Ghat, Vijayawada

The Ministry of Rural Development is holding the Mela there with the State government and with support from NABARD, NIRDPR and Kudumbashree, and this is the first National SARAS Mela to move out of Delhi-NCR.