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Correct answer is pink

Correct answer is black

Correct answer is brown

 Pyramid of energy is Always upright.

Colostrum contains several  Antibody is essential to develop resistance for the new born babies. 

The first movement of foetus observed during the month of pregnancy of  5^th month.

Father  is responsible for the sex determination of baby.

The embryo with 8 to 16 blastomeres is called Morula.

Correct option is E) talking

Correct option is B) saying

Correct option is A) them

Correct answer is c) Self-confidence 

Correct option is B) passing

Correct option is A) in

Correct option is C) Yes, of course / You're welcome

Correct option is D) Yes, please / little sugar, no milk

Correct option is A) before

the correct answer to this question - Before 

Correct option is A) All

Infertility: Inability to produce children (conceive) in spite of unprotected sex. 

Assisted reproductive technology. EVF – ET / ZIFT / GIFT / ICSI / 

Artificial insemination.

Poisonous wastes, CO₂, urea etc.

The right kidney is slightly lower than the left kidney due to the presence of the largest digestive gland liver on the right side of abdominal cavity.

Correct option is (1) Conidia

Correct option is (4) 3.3 x 10⁹ bp

(4) Both Statement I and Statement II correct are correct

A Nodal Officer of the rank of at least Superintending Engineer, to be designated as Director (QM), who will coordinate the work of all SQMs in the State. The Director (QM) should be independent of implementation machinery

Job Card is a key document that records workers’ entitlements under MGNREGA. It legally empowers the registered households to apply for work, ensures transparency and protects workers against fraud.

The Schemes that can be converged are 

i. Central / State Finance Commission Grants 

ii. National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) 

iii. Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) 

iv. Total Sanitation Programme (TSC) / Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan 

v. Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) 

vi. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

vii. RRR (Ministry of Water Resources) 

viii. National Afforestation Programme (NAP) 

ix. Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) 

x. National Horticulture Mission (NHM) 

xi. Scheme funded from State Budget 

xii. National Bamboo Mission 

xiii. National Afforestation Programme

The five main types of convergence permissible under MGNREGS are:

i. Funds may be made available from other schemes, to meet cost of an identifiable part of the project that could result in enhanced durability of assets created / proposed using MGNREGA funds.

ii. Funds may be made available from other schemes as livelihood component for putting to use for livelihood, assets created/ proposed using MGNREGA funds.

iii. To provide for technical inputs from concerned departmental officials

iv. Gap filling, meaning pooling together funds of MGNREGA and other schemes and deploying pooled funds for creation of an asset.

v. A combination of two or more of the above modes is also possible.

The key stakeholders are: 

1. Wage seekers 

2. Gram Sabha (GS) 

3. Three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) 

4. Programme Officer at the Block level 

5. District Programme Coordinator (DPC) 

6. State Government 

7. Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) 

8. Civil Society 

9. Other stakeholders [viz. line departments, convergence departments, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), etc.]

There are two types of external monitors allocated for Quality Monitoring viz.,

i The National level Monitors (NLMs) empanelled by the Ministry and

ii State Quality Monitoring Unit comprising State Quality Monitors (SQM) for each district in the State.

The correct answer is ₹5 lakh.

• Under the Yashaswini scheme, women self-help groups are be given interest-free loans of up to Rs. Five lakh for business.
• The Scheme was launched by Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Textiles, Smriti Irani.
• The launching event was held at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium at Taleigao near Panaji. 

The SEGC has the following roles and responsibilities: 

i) Advise the State Government on the implementation of the Scheme 

ii) Review the monitoring and redressal mechanisms and suggest improvements 

iii) Evaluate and monitor the Scheme within the State 

iv) Recommend the proposals of works to be submitted to the Central Government under para 4(IV)(ix), Schedule I of the Act 

v) Promote widest possible dissemination of information about this Act and the Schemes therein 

vi) Prepare the annual report to be laid before the State Legislature by the State Governments

The roles and responsibilities of the CEGC, as per the Act, are to:

i) Establish a central evaluation and monitoring system 

ii) Advise the Central Government on all matters concerning the implementation of the Act 

iii) Review the monitoring and redressal mechanism from time to time and recommend improvements required 

iv) Promote the widest possible dissemination of information about the Schemes 

v) Monitoring the implementation of this Act 

vi) Preparation of annual reports to be laid before Parliament by the Central Government on the implementation of this Act.

A Block Resource Centre (BRC) facilitates knowledge inputs, capacity building and convergence. Existing resource organisations from the voluntary sector could be identified as BRC.

At the block level Executive authorities such as Tehsildar/Block Development Officer are often designated as PO. For blocks that have high concentration of SC/STs/landless labourers and are likely to have more demand for MGNREGA works should have a committed/dedicated PO for MGNREGA. The PO should not be assigned responsibilities not directly related to MGNREGA.

The PO acts as a coordinator for Mahatma Gandhi NREGS (MGNREGS) at the Block level. The primary responsibility of the PO is to ensure that anyone who applies for work gets employment within 15 days. Other important functions of the PO are: 

i) Consolidating, after scrutiny, all project proposals received from GPs into the Block Plan and submitting it to the District Panchayat for scrutiny and consolidation 

ii) Matching employment opportunities arising from works within the Block Plan with the demand for work at each GP in the Block 

iii) Ensuring baseline surveys to assess work demand 

iv) Monitoring and supervising implementation of works taken up by GPs and other implementing agencies within the Block 

v) Ensuring prompt and fair payment of wages to all labourers and payment of unemployment allowance in case employment is not provided on time 

vi) Maintaining proper accounts of the resources received, released and utilised 

vii) Redressing grievances within the Block. The PO shall enter every complaint in a complaint register and issue dated and numbered acknowledgement. Complaints that fall within the jurisdiction of the PO, including any complaints concerning the implementation of the Act by a GP shall be disposed of by the PO within 7 days, as prescribed under Section 23(6) of the Act. In case a complaint relates to a matter to be resolved by any other authority, the PO shall conduct a preliminary enquiry and refer the matter to such authority within seven days under intimation to the complainant 

viii) Ensuring conduct of social audits and following up on required actions 

ix) Ensuring all the required information and records of all implementing agencies such as JC register, employment register, work register, GS resolution, copies of the sanctions (administrative or technical or financial), work estimates, work commencement order, Muster Roll issue and receipt register, Muster Rolls, wage payment acquaintance, materials – bills and vouchers (for each work), measurement books (for each work), asset register, action taken report on previous social audits, grievance or complaints register 

x) Ensuring any other documents that the Social Audit Unit (SAU) requires to conduct the social audit processes are properly collated in the requisite formats; and provided along with photocopies to the SAU for facilitating conduct of social audit at least fifteen days in advance of the scheduled date of meeting of the GS

xi. Setting up Cluster-Level Facilitation Teams (CFTs) to provide technical support to GPs within each Cluster of GPs where the CFTs are not established in convergence with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) as per the convergence project of MGNREGA with NRLM 

xii) Facilitating technical support to Gram Panchayats by CFTs 

xiii) Liaison with banks and post offices in opening up of new accounts and making regular and timely payments to labour. Liaison between GPs and block as also between block and district for all correspondence and communication 

xiv) Organise formal monthly meetings with civil society organisations (CSOs) involved in facilitating MGNREGS implementation in the block

The responsibilities of the State Government are following: 

i) Frame Rules on matters pertaining to State responsibilities under Section 32 of the Act 

ii) Develop and notify the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the State 

iii) Set up the SEGC 

iv) Set up a State level MGNREGS implementation agency/ mission with adequate number of high calibre professionals 

v) Set up a State level MGNREGS social audit agency/directorate with adequate number of people with knowledge on MGNREGA processes and demonstrated commitment to social audit 

vi) Establish and operate a State Employment Guarantee Fund (SEGF) 

vii) Ensure that the State share of the MGNREGS budget is provisioned for and released into the SEGF in the beginning of the financial year so that it can be used as a revolving fund 

viii) Ensure that full time dedicated personnel, wherever required, are in place for implementing MGNREGA, specially the Employment Guarantee Assistant (Gram Rozgar Sahayak), the PO and the staff at State, district, cluster and GP level 

ix) Delegate financial and administrative powers to the DPC and the Programme Officer, as is deemed necessary for the effective implementation of the Scheme 

x) Establish a network of professional agencies for training, technical support and for qualitycontrol measures 

xi) Regular review, research, monitoring and evaluation of MGNREGS processes and outcomes 

xii) Ensure accountability and transparency in the Scheme at all levels 

xiii) Generate widest possible awareness about MGNREGA across the State 

xiv) Ensure that civil society organisations involved in mobilising MGNREGA workers are able to formally meet State, district and block level officials in a formal setting at least once a month 

xv) Ensure compliance with all processes laid down in Act, Rules and guidelines.

The responsibilities of the PO are as follows:

i. Consolidating, after scrutiny, all project proposals received from GPs into the Block Plan and submitting it to the District Panchayat for scrutiny and consolidation 

ii. Matching employment opportunities arising from works within the Block Plan with the demand for work at each GP in the block 

iii. Ensuring baseline surveys to assess work demand 

iv. Monitoring and supervising implementation of works taken up by GPs and other implementing agencies within the block 

v. Ensuring prompt and fair payment of wages to all labourers and payment of unemployment allowance in case employment is not provided on time 

vi. Maintaining proper accounts of the resources received, released and utilised 

vii. Redressing grievances in the block within 7 days, as prescribed under Section 23(6) of the Act. In case a complaint relates to a matter to be resolved by any other authority, the PO shall conduct a preliminary enquiry and refer the matter to such authority within seven days under intimation to the complainant 

viii. Ensuring conduct of social audits and following up on required actions 

ix. Ensuring availability of all the required information and records of all implementing agencies (JC register, employment register, work register, GS resolution, copies of the sanctions (administrative or technical or financial), work estimates, work commencement order, Muster Roll issue and receipt register, Muster Rolls, wage payment acquaintance, materials – bills and vouchers (for each work), measurement books (for each work), asset register, action taken report on previous social audits, grievance or complaints register) 

x. Ensuring availability of any other documents that the Social Audit Unit (SAU) requires to conduct the social audit processes are properly collated in the requisite formats; and provided along with photocopies to the SAU for facilitating conduct of social audit at least fifteen days in advance of the scheduled date of meeting of the GS 

xi. Facilitating technical support to Gram Panchayats by CFTs 

xii. Liaison with banks and post offices in opening up of new accounts and making regular and timely payments to labour. Liaison between GPs and block as also between block and district for all correspondence and communication 

xiii. Organise formal monthly meetings with civil society organisations (CSOs) involved in facilitating MGNREGS implementation in the block

i) In the operationalisation of Cluster Facilitation Teams (CFTs) in blocks where CFTs project has been undertaken with the convergence of MGNREGA with NRLM. 

ii) Organise the workers into formal groups/labour collectives to improve their participation in implementation and to ensure provision of entitlements provided under the Act. 

iii) In awareness-building, mobilisation, support and strengthening capacities of wage-seekers and creating an interface between implementation structure and wage-seekers so that they are able to secure their rights, demand work and demand payment for work on time. 

iv) In training and support for institutions at Central, State, District, Block and Sub-block levels. 

v) As implementation support teams for GPs at cluster level, especially to provide technical support. 

vi) In transparency process relating to vigilance and social audit. 

vii) In monitoring and evaluation, taking up action-research to develop new models.

i) CSO should have sound financial and organisational systems in place for discharging their responsibilities.

ii) CSOs must have an established track record and demonstrated experience and capacity of mobilising the people.

iii) CSOs must have formed and facilitated active SHGs, UGs, SIGs, Federations of women/ workers' farmers, etc.

v) The partner CSOs must have presence in the State/district to work in the selected area/ location and have qualified human resources.

i. Act democratically and inclusively without any discrimination in terms of caste, religion, gender, class etc. 

ii. Meeting frequently but at least once a month 

iii. Maintain accounts in the manner prescribed. 

iv. Keep records as prescribed 

v. Function transparently 

vi. Ensure cooperation among members and to sort out conflicts.

CSOs identified as resource agencies at the National and State levels will be as follows:

i) Support in framing and reviewing MGNREGA guidelines. 

ii) Assessment of Needs for Human Resources and Review. 

iii) Provide support teams at the State, District and Block level for different aspects of programme implementation. 

iv) Capacity Building Plan:

a. Identification of Training Institutions and Resource Persons 

b. Number of training programmes for different levels

c. Content and duration of training 

d. Sourcing and Production of Training Material 

e. Certification Systems

v) Developing of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems:

a. Identifying indicators and parameters on which the programme will be monitored across different levels of implementation.

b. Identifying the management systems that are required to respond to this monitoring. 

c. Identifying IT needs to make this monitoring possible.

i) The CSO should have sound financial and organisational systems in place for discharging responsibilities under the project.

ii) Organisations with an established track-record and demonstrated experience of about 3 to 5 years in working on participatory planning approaches on a watershed/NRM basis.

iii) The partner CSO should have presence in the State/district to work in the selected area/ location, adequate and qualified human resources.

iv) The partner CSO must also enjoy the confidence of the GPs in their area. This may be reflected in a resolution of the GPs (which they intend to work with under this scheme).

The State Government designates a DPC, who can be either the Chief Executive Officer of the District Panchayat (DP), or the District Collector (DC), or any other district level officer of appropriate rank. The DPC is responsible for the implementation of the scheme in the district, in accordance with the provisions made in the MGNREGA 2005 and rules and guidelines made thereunder.

The function of the Panchayat at intermediate level shall be, to:

i) Approve the works with the expected outcomes to be executed by Intermediate Panchayat; 

ii) Approve the block level plan for forwarding it to the district Panchayat at the district level for final approval; 

iii) Supervise and monitor the projects taken up at the Gram Panchayat and block level; 

iv) Carry out such other functions as may be assigned to it by the State Council, from time to time; 

v) Where Part IX of the Constitution does not apply, local councils/authorities as mandated by the State concerned, will be vested with these responsibilities.

The PO is the overall in-charge of all MGNREGS works in the block and is not below the rank of a Block Development Officer (BDO). The Programme Officer reports to DPC and Additional DPC of the district.

i) Impart training to district level training units.

ii) Provide backs topping support to district level teams and implementation partners. 

i) Organise exposure for district, block and cluster level implementing partners, village communities, PRIs, wage seeker associations etc. 

ii) Develop location-specific training material for MGNREGA. 

iii) Customise training content and framework to State’s needs.

iv) Provide feedback to State and national level resource agencies on required changes in training content, training material and training strategy.

As per Schedule II of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA the other entitlements to Mahatma Gandhi NREGS workers are:

• If any personal injury is caused to any person employed under the Scheme by any accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, he shall be entitled to such medical treatment as required, free of cost. 
• Where hospitalisation of the injured worker is necessary, the State Government shall arrange for such hospitalisation including accommodation, treatment, medicines and payment of daily allowance which is not less than half of the wage rate. 
• If a person employed under the Scheme meets with death or becomes permanently disabled by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, he or his legal heirs, as the case may be, shall be paid by the implementing agency an ex gratia as per entitlements under the Aam Aadmi BimaYojana or as may be notified by the Central Government. If a person employed under the Scheme meets with death or becomes permanently disabled by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, he or his legal heirs, as the case may be, shall be paid by the implementing agency an ex gratia as per entitlements under the Aam  Aadmi Bima Yojana or as may be notified by the Central Government. 
• If any personal injury is caused by accident to a child accompanying a person who is employed under the Scheme, such person shall be entitled to medical treatment free of cost; and in case of death or disablement of the child due to the said accident, ex gratia shall be paid to the legal guardians as determined by the State Government.

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Entrepreneurs are not job seekers but they create opportunities of employment for people True

True.

Entrepreneurs are not job seekers but they create opportunities of employment for people.
The following statement is correct

i) Developing a thorough understanding of the baseline situation with respect to MGNREGA implementation, wage payments to workers, asset creation, worksite facilities, work demand, workers' perceptions and so on 

ii) Capacity building and exposure of local stakeholders and officials, PRI leadership, village communities, barefoot mobilisers and engineers 

iii) Supporting PRIs and Gram Sabhas in developing plans and shelf of works 

iv) Testing out innovative ideas that are potentially scalable and will have an impact on the policies and processes of MGNREGA.