20 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams
The Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana of Rajasthan, launched in 2021, is now known as:
Answer: (3) Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana
Explanation
The Chiranjeevi scheme (from 1 May 2021) was renamed the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana in 2024.
Under the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana, an eligible family gets cashless treatment up to what amount per year?
Answer: (3) ₹25 lakh
Explanation
MAA Yojana gives cashless treatment up to ₹25 lakh per family per year in empanelled hospitals.
Consider the following statements about the Mukhyamantri Nishulk Dawa Yojana of Rajasthan: 1. Its free diagnostic tests component began before its free medicines component. 2. Its free medicines component began on 2 October 2011. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (2) 2 only
Explanation
Free medicines began on 2 October 2011; free tests were added later, on 7 April 2013, so statement 1 is wrong.
The MAA Voucher Yojana of Rajasthan, started in 2024, gives pregnant women:
Answer: (1) Free sonography through a QR-code e-voucher
Explanation
Pregnant women in the second or third trimester get a QR-code e-voucher for free sonography at government or empanelled private centres.
The Mukhyamantri Ayushman Bal Sambal Yojana of Rajasthan is meant for:
Answer: (4) Treatment of children with rare diseases
Explanation
The scheme gives free treatment and monthly help to children suffering from notified rare diseases.
The Rajasthan Government Health Scheme (RGHS), introduced in 2021, mainly covers:
Answer: (1) State government employees, pensioners and their families
Explanation
RGHS, on the lines of the central CGHS, gives cashless health care to state government employees, pensioners and their dependants.
Consider the following statements about the Lado Protsahan Yojana of Rajasthan: 1. It was launched on 1 August 2024. 2. It provides a total of ₹1.5 lakh to a girl in seven instalments. 3. It covers only girls born in private hospitals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (1) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
Launched on 1 August 2024, it pays ₹1.5 lakh in seven instalments for girls born in government or authorised medical institutions, so statement 3 is wrong.
For girls born on or after 1 August 2024, the Lado Protsahan Yojana took the place of which earlier scheme of 2016?
Answer: (4) Mukhyamantri Rajshri Yojana
Explanation
The Rajshri Yojana (from 1 June 2016) was merged into Lado Protsahan; girls already enrolled under Rajshri keep getting their remaining instalments.
The Kalibai Bheel Udaan Yojana of Rajasthan provides:
Answer: (2) Free sanitary napkins to women and girls
Explanation
The scheme, which began as the Udaan scheme in 2021, gives free sanitary napkins to women and girls aged 10 to 45 years; free scooties come under a different Kalibai scheme.
Under the Rajasthan Social Security Pension Rules, 2013, the minimum age for the old-age (Vriddhjan Samman) pension for women and men respectively is:
Answer: (1) 55 years and 58 years
Explanation
Women aged 55 and above and men aged 58 and above, within the income limit, are eligible for the state old-age pension.
Consider the following statements about the Mukhyamantri Ekal Nari Samman Pension Yojana of Rajasthan: 1. It covers widows as well as divorced and abandoned women. 2. It is available only to women above 60 years of age. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (1) 1 only
Explanation
The pension covers widowed, divorced and abandoned women from 18 years of age, with a higher rate at 75 and above.
The Palanhar Yojana, started by the Government of Rajasthan in 2005, supports:
Answer: (3) Orphaned and vulnerable children raised by relatives
Explanation
Palanhar gives monthly aid to relatives or guardians who bring up orphaned and other vulnerable children in a family setting.
Arrange the following subsidised-meal kitchen schemes of Rajasthan in chronological order of launch: 1. Indira Rasoi Yojana 2. Annapurna Rasoi Yojana 3. Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana
Answer: (1) 2, 1, 3
Explanation
Annapurna Rasoi began in December 2016, was replaced by Indira Rasoi in August 2020, and became Shri Annapurna Rasoi in 2024.
Under the Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana (2024), a plate of about 600 grams of food is served to a beneficiary for:
Answer: (2) ₹8
Explanation
The beneficiary pays ₹8 per plate; the plate size was raised to 600 grams in 2024 and the state pays the rest as subsidy.
The 'Give Up Abhiyan' launched by the Government of Rajasthan on 1 November 2024 asks:
Answer: (4) Well-off people to give up food security benefits
Explanation
Well-off people voluntarily left National Food Security Act benefits, so that new eligible families could be added within the state's fixed limit.
Under the Pannadhay Bal Gopal Yojana of Rajasthan, students of Classes 1 to 8 in government schools are given:
Answer: (3) Milk prepared from milk powder
Explanation
The scheme, earlier the Bal Gopal Yojana, gives milk made from milk powder to students of Classes 1 to 8 after the morning assembly.
The Mukhyamantri Anuprati Coaching Yojana of Rajasthan, launched in 2021, provides:
Answer: (4) Free coaching for competitive and entrance exams
Explanation
The scheme gives free coaching for exams such as UPSC civil services, RAS, REET, JEE, NEET and CLAT at selected institutes.
In Rajasthan, the Gargi Puraskar is given on Basant Panchami to girls who score at least 75 per cent marks in:
Answer: (2) Class 10 examination
Explanation
Girls with 75% or more in Class 10 who continue in Classes 11 and 12 receive the Gargi Puraskar at a Basant Panchami function.
The Varishth Nagrik Tirth Yatra Yojana, which offers free pilgrimages to senior citizens of 60 years and above in Rajasthan, is run by the:
Answer: (3) Devasthan Department
Explanation
The Devasthan Department runs the scheme, sending pilgrims by AC train and some by air to places such as Pashupatinath in Nepal.
The 'Aapki Beti Yojana' of Rajasthan, started in 2004-05, gives yearly financial help to:
Answer: (4) Government-school girls of BPL families who have lost a parent
Explanation
The scheme helps girls of BPL families studying in government schools (Classes 1-12) whose one or both parents have died, with ₹2,100 a year in Classes 1-8 and ₹2,500 in Classes 9-12.