Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is To eradicate Child Mortality and Child Marriage in Society.

• Mukhya Mantri Rajshree Yojana-
  • The primary objective of the scheme is to eradicate child Mortality and child Marriage in society. 
  • This scheme also ensures to improve the girl child ratio and also promotes girls' education in the state. This scheme is implemented in both rural and urban areas. 

Key Points

• The Government of Rajasthan has initiated the scheme entitled ”Mukhyamantri Rajshree Yojana” in which the Government grants a subsidy of Rs.50,000 to the families on birth of the girl child.
• This scheme aims to improve the economic empowerment of girls in promoting education and provide them with a better future.
• Benefits of the Scheme-​
  • Under this scheme, the Rajasthan government will provide financial assistance to the total amount of Rs. 50,000 from birth to the end of graduate education.
  • The beneficiaries will get the subsidy in their account at the fixed time frame by the government.
  • The government grants benefits in the form of financial assistance to the parents on the birth of the first girl child.
  • The beneficiaries under this scheme will get the amount in their account at the fixed time frame by the government.
  • The State Government has allotted funds of Rs. 2221 crore for the implementation of this scheme for benefiting the girl child of the state.
  • This scheme aims to create sustainable growth of all these people that further helps with improving their standard of living in society.
• Eligibility -
  • ​​All the beneficiaries must be a native of Rajasthan
  • Only to those girls who were born in a private institution registered with the Government Hospital and Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY).
  • The parents will receive both the instalments whereas if the third child is a girl, then the parents would not receive the benefit of further instalments in the scheme.

• The offense done under 363 A is Cognizable and Non-bailable.

• ​Non-Bailable offense - Getting bail is not the right of the accused. It is the discretion of the court to grant bail.
• Cognizable offense - A police Officer may arrest the accused without a warrant.
• Non-Compoundable offense - Parties associated with the case cannot settle the case out of court and decide not to prosecute

• The term Domestic Violence was clearly defined for the first time in India in 2005 with the enactment of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
• Until then domestic violence was seen only in terms of physical between spouses.
• But, this act has given a much wider explanation of this term.
•  As per section 3, domestic violence includes: 
  • Physical abuse/torture.
  • Mental abuses.
  • Verbal abuses.
  • Sexual abuses.
  • Economical abuses.

The correct answer is Adult franchise.

Key Points 

• Adult Franchise means all adult citizens of the country should have the right to vote without any discrimination of class, caste, religion, or gender.
• Article 326 defines a universal adult franchise as the basis for elections to all levels of the elected government.
• In a democracy, a universal adult franchise is important, as it is based on the idea of equality.

Additional Information

• Child Marriage:
  • It is defined as a marriage of a girl or boy before the age of 18 and refers to both formal marriages and informal unions in which children under the age of 18 live with a partner as if married.
  • Child marriage affects both girls and boys, but it affects girls disproportionately, especially in South Asia.
• Dowry system:
  • It refers to the durable goods, cash, and real or movable property that the bride's family gives to the bridegroom, his parents, and his relatives as a condition of the marriage.
• Untouchability:
  • It is the practice of ostracising a minority group by segregating them from the mainstream by social custom or legal mandate.
  • The term is most commonly associated with the treatment of the Dalit communities in the Indian subcontinent who were considered "polluting".

The correct answer is 2014.

 Important Points

• SNEH AANGAN: One-Stop Crisis Management Centre for Children:
  • The initiative was taken by the Jaipur commissionerate in cooperation with UNICEF.
  • It aims to prevent child - Trafficking and rehabilitation of the victim child.
  • It was started on 16th, June 2014.

​ Additional Information

• ​Trafficking means - whoever, for the purpose of exploitation, a. recruits b. transports c.harbours, d.transfers, or e. receives, a person or persons,
  • by inducement, including the giving or receiving of payments or benefits, in order to achieve the consent of any person having control over the person recruited, harboured, transported, transferred, or received, commits the offence of trafficking. 
  • by abuse of power,
  • by practising fraud, or deception,
  • by abduction,
  • using force, or any other form of coercion,
  • ​using threats,
• The expression "exploitation" shall include any act of physical exploitation or any form of sexual exploitation or practices similar t slavery, servitude, or the forced removal of organs.
• The consent of the victim is immaterial in the determination of the offence of trafficking.​