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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 33

SSC GD Constable (English) - 12 Jan 2023 - Shift 3 (Set 2) • General Awareness • Q33

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In which year was the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) passed? 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 2005

September 2005 saw the enactment of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, by the Indian government.

  • The Act provides adult members of rural households who seek employment and are ready to perform unskilled manual labour with a legal guarantee of one hundred days of paid employment in a fiscal year.
  • "Enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work" was the stated goal when the MGNREGA was first implemented.