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UPSC CSE Prelims

Subject: Indian Polity Chapter: Scheduled Castes, Women, Child

2016 PYQ

Question 46

'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to

Choose one answer Arehabilitate the homeless and destitute persons and provide them with suitable sources of livelihood Brelease the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of livelihood Ceradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers Drelease the bonded labourers from their bondage and rehabilitate them

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Correct answer: C

Correct Option: C Explanation: Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan is a national campaign promoting the elimination of manual scavenging and rehabilitation and dignity for affected workers, especially women. Option-wise Analysis: A: Incorrect - This option concerns homelessness rather than caste-based manual scavenging. B: Incorrect - This concerns trafficking/sex work, not the programme’s defining focus. C: Correct - Correct-the campaign opposes manual scavenging and seeks workers’ rehabilitation. D: Incorrect - Bonded-labour abolition is a separate labour-rights issue.

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