Under which scheme were plant and machinery installed at the Rourkela livelihood incubation centre?
- A.ASPIRE
- B.SAMARTH
- C.PM Vishwakarma
- D.Stand Up India
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Explanation
The correct answer is ASPIRE, a scheme of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises under which the equipment at the Rourkela centre was installed. The split of responsibilities is the heart of this item and is worth memorising: the Rourkela Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited gives the land and premises, the MSME ministry's scheme pays for the machinery, and the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation carries the running costs from a Tribal Affairs grant. Options B, C and D are genuine central schemes connected with skilling, traditional crafts and enterprise finance, which is exactly why they work as distractors here, but none of them was named in connection with this centre. The tripartite Memorandum of Understanding signed on 22 October 2026 formalises the continuation and strengthening of this three-way arrangement.
Read the full article: Tripartite MoU Signed for ST Youth Livelihoods at Rourkela
Practice Questions
The Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at Rourkela, covered by the tripartite MoU, has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Steel
- B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- C.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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The correct answer is the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, which recognised the Rourkela centre as a Centre of Excellence and also meets its recurring expenses through a grant routed by the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at Rourkela established?
- A.2014
- B.2016
- C.2018
- D.2021
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The centre at Rourkela in Odisha was set up that year as a joint effort of three ministries and the central public sector undertakings under them, and it has since trained Scheduled Tribe youth in trades ranging from tailoring and baking to mushroom farming, electrical work and computer operation with…
Read the full explanation →How many permanent houses were sanctioned for Haryana under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin at the Taraori event?
- A.18,422
- B.24,822
- C.28,422
- D.38,422
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Speaking as Union Rural Development Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced central approval for that many permanent houses for eligible poor families in Haryana, with Rs 1,343.06 crore sanctioned for the purpose, and handed the formal letter to Haryana Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Shyam Singh Rana on the stage.
Read the full explanation →Until which date will the nationwide Khet Bachao Abhiyan awareness drive run in villages?
- A.31 October 2026
- B.15 November 2026
- C.30 November 2026
- D.31 December 2026
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The Minister asked vice-chancellors of agricultural universities, the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, scientists and officials to leave their laboratories and offices and reach villages between 22 October and 30 November 2026, holding meetings with farmers on soil health and balanced nutrient use.
Read the full explanation →From which place was the nationwide Khet Bachao Abhiyan launched on 22 October 2026?
- A.Sirsa, Haryana
- B.Taraori in Karnal district, Haryana
- C.Sehore, Madhya Pradesh
- D.Pusa, New Delhi
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The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development chose this historic town for the launch of the soil health campaign, and farmers at the venue took a collective pledge to apply fertiliser in balance and to stop setting fire to crop residue.
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