1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)?
1. It has total outlay of about INR 1,500 crore.
2. It focuses on the Class X/XII dropouts and lower income groups.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
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- It is a reward based, demand driven scheme aiming to enable and mobilise a large number of Indian youth.
- The aim of scheme is to make youths employable and help them to earn their livelihood.
- PMKVY has a feature of Kaushal Vikas Sivir which is organised by respective PMKVY affiliated training partners across the Country.
- National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is the implementing agency for the scheme.
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2) Which of the following statements is/are correct about National Skill Development Corporation?
1. It is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
2. It has a Advisory and Coordinating role.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
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- National Skill Development Corporation is not for profit “Company” under the Companies Act.
- It is set up by the Ministry of Finance, under Section 25 of the Companies Act. It has an equity base of Rs.10 crore, of which the Government of India holds for 49%, while the private sector has the balance 51%.
- National Skill Development Agency is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
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3) UDAY scheme is implemented by -
a. Ministry of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship
b. Ministry of Human Resouce Development
c. Ministry of Minority Affairs
d. Ministry of Power
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ANSWER: Ministry of Power
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- UDAY is Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana
- UDAY provides for the financial turnaround and revival of Power Distribution companies
- DISCOMs in the country have accumulated losses of approximately Rs. 3.8 lakh crore and outstanding debt of approximately Rs. 4.3 lakh crore (as on March, 2015).
Four initiatives of UDAY scheme:
1. Improving operational efficiencies of DISCOMs
2. Reduction of cost of power
3. Reduction in interest cost of DISCOMs
4. Enforcing financial discipline on DISCOMs through alignment with State finances
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4) Who is the chairman of a committee to comprehensively examine the various issues raised from time to time regarding Civil Services Examination?
a. Mr. B.S.Baswan
b. Mr. A.S.Rao
c. R.S.Sharma
d. Ajit Seth
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ANSWER: Mr. B.S.Baswan
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- The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has constituted an Expert Committee under chairmanship of Mr.B S Baswan to comprehensively examine the various issues raised from time to time regarding Civil Services Examination, with respect to the eligibility, syllabus, scheme and pattern of the Examination.
- The committee will also examine the plan of examination, number of papers, their structure and duration, marking scheme, weightage of marks and system of evaluation.
- It will look for examination pattern that is holistic and does not exhibit any bias for or against candidates from any particular stream, subject area, language or region.
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5) Which of the following is/ are target area for Nai Manzil scheme?
1. Woman
2. SC / ST
3. Minority youth
4. J&K youth
a. 1 and 2
b. Only 1
c. Only 3
d. All
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ANSWER: Only 3
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- Nai Manzil is the Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
- It has a total expenditure of Rs.650 crores for a period of five years. This includes 50% World Bank assistance of Rs.325 crores.
- It has the aim of imparting integrated educational and livelihood training to youths from minority communities who are school-dropouts or educated in community institutions.
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6) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Lala Lajpat Rai?
1. He was editor of Arya Gazette.
2. He founded Servants of India Society.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- Lala Lajpat Ray founded Servants of the People Society.
- The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
- The year 2015 marks 150th birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai.
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7) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Tatya Tope?
1. Nana Saheb and Tatya liberated Kanpur from the British during the 1857 mutiny.
2. He captured Gwalior with help of Begum Hazrat Mahal.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- Tatya Tope captured Gwalior with help of Rani Laximibai.
- He was defeated by General Napier's British Indian troops at Ranod and after a further defeat at Sikar abandoned the campaign.
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8) Which of the following country is not responsible for European migrant crisis 2015?
a. Gambia
b. Afghanistan
c. Pakistan
d. Myanmar
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ANSWER: Myanmar
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- Migrants arrive from areas such as the Middle East (Syria, Iraq), Africa (Eritrea, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Gambia), South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh) and the Western Balkans (Serbia, Kosovo, Albania).
- They travel across the Mediterranean Sea, or through Southeast Europe, and applying for asylum.
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9) Akatsuki is a Japanese (JAXA) space probe tasked to study the atmosphere of -
a. Jupiter
b. Mars
c. Saturn
d. Venus
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ANSWER: Venus
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- Akatsuki is a Japanese (JAXA) space probe tasked to study the atmosphere of Venus.
- It was launched in 2010.
- It was placed into an alternative elliptical Venusian orbit on 7 December 2015.
- Akatsuki will study the stratification of the atmosphere, atmospheric dynamics, and cloud physics using five different cameras.
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10) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
1. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is responsible for the implementation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in rural India.
2. The campaign aims to accomplish the vision of a 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019, the 175th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
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- The campaign aims to accomplish the vision of a 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019, the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
- It will Eliminate open defecation by constructing toilets for households, communities.
- For funding the mission, a Swachh Bharat Cess has been imposed on Service Tax at the rate of 0.5%.
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