राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१५ GS-3

The “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)' aims to address :

(a) The issue of declining child sex-ratio through a mass campaign across the country.

(b) The issue of women atrocities through social awareness across the country. 

(c) The issue of school drop-out at the primary level across the country.

(d) The issue of malnutrition and adolescent pregnancy through social education across the country

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is correctly matched in the terms of objectives of the Nehru Yuvak Kendra vis. a. vis their programmes ?

In 1973 which project was started by Baba Amte in Bhamragad for eradication of malnutrition, education, training in agriculture and wildlife protection for Madiya Gond Tribals ?

Which of the following two statements is correct?
(a) Moral values in society and social problems are interdependent.
(b) For stability of moral values in society upto some extent there is a need for lawless behaviour.
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What is not true as per the UNICEF's 'State of the world's children-2009 report ? 

(a) 52% of Indian women are married before their age of 18 rising to 61% in rural areas.

(b) 45% of the world's child marriages take place in India.

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To create healthy competition among the libraries towards building good stock of books and rendering satisfactory, qualitative library services to the public, Government has started giving awards to the Best Libraries in each class of Libraries from 1984-85. The award is named as _______.

Identify the logo: 

Sahitya Akademy is the Indian National Akademy of Letters. The Akademy was founded in March 1954. The Akademy recognises and publishes books in 24 languages. What is also true of the Akademy?
(a) It maintains a unique multilingual library in New Delhi and similar libraries at its regional offices at Mumbai and Banaras having books in over 25 languages.
(b) It has its Project Office at Shillong for promotion of oral and tribal literature.
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The National Foundation for Teachers' Welfare was set up in ____under the Charitable Endowments, Act, _________.

Match the columns : 

India has 6 language Universities, of which some are deemed to be Universities and some Central Universities. What is true of these Universities?

(a) Deemed to be Universities are for the promotion of English, Hindi and Urdu
Languages.

(b) Central Universities are for the promotion of Sanskrit Language.

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Which one of the following two statements is correct?

(a) Pre-matric Scholarship is a scheme for the Tribal communities.
(b) The scheme plays a role of level playing and of empowerment through education.

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Which one of the following two statements is incorrect?

(a) National Skill Development Corporation functions as a Public-Private Partnership.

(b) NSDC also supports private sector initiatives.

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_______  is a CSS, launched in 2013 aims at providing strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The central funding (in the ratio of 65: 35 for general category states and 90 : 10 for special category states) would be norm based.

Which statement/ statements is/are correct from the following statements ?

(a) The National Merit Scholarship Scheme, the objective of which was to provide financial assistance to Meritorious students studying from Post-matric to Post-graduate level in Government schools/Colleges and Universities has been discontinued with effect from 1st April 2007.

(b) A New Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University students has been introduced during the XI Five Year Plan.

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Which one of the following two statements about the objectives of the Scheme of Scholarship to students from Non Hindi speaking states for Post Matric studies in Hindi is incorrect ?

(a) To encourage the study of Hindi in Non Hindi speaking states.

(b) To make available to the State Governments suitable persons to man teaching and other posts where knowledge of Hindi is essential.

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Which one of the following two statements is correct?

(a) The percentage of reservation for rural students in Navodaya Vidyalaya is 75%.

(b) The reservation for SCs and STs in the Navodaya Vidyalaya is invariably to the extent of 15 and 7.5% respectively.

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Which one of the following two statements is correct ? 

(a) National Literacy Mission imparts Functional literacy to neliterates in the age group of 15 - 35.

(b) By the end of the 10th Plan the NLM had made 127+ million persons literate of which about 40% were females.

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Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi visited Japan on 30 August - 3 September 2014 on his first official visit abroad outside Indias immediate neighbourhood. What is not true of the visit?

(a) Japan agreed to cooperate with India in development of Baroda as a smart heritage city and

(b) to rejuvenate Ganga and other rivers.

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