राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१७  GS-3

Main responsibilities of Ministry of Labour and empowerment are :

(a) to protect and safeguard to interests of workers especially from poor, deprived and disadvantaged sections of the society.

(b) to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity

(c) to develop and coordinate vocational skills, training and employment services

(d) to promote welfare of labour

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) "Utilisation of services of elderly, in the development services", is one of the principles adopted by UN for, 'Action on aging

(b) UN's 18 principles for older persons were adopted by UN General Assembly in 1982, which are organised in 6 clusters,

(c) "Elderly are not dependent group. Active contribution already made by them and can still be made to economic - social and cultural life of their families and communities should be viewed by the Govts" is the recommendation of world conference on Population and Development (1984)

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Which of the below statement is/are correct?

(a) 'Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana' scheme is initiated to achieve educational empowerment of scheduled castes

(b) Special central Assistance to SC sub plan is provided to achieve economic empowerment

(c) 'Adivasi Mahila SashaktiKaran Yojana' is an exclusive scheme for promoting ST women' economic development

(d) Micro credit scheme aims at achieving economic empowerment of ST

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In which year the Act was passed for Mathadi Hamal and working labour in unorganised sector in Maharashtra ?

Which of the below statements is are correct?

(a) India is the founder member of ILO

(b) India has been contributing to evaluation of global policy on Labour Welfare as a member of ILO

(c) In 2015 International Labour Conference (ILC) held its 104th session in Geneva

(d) In 2015 324th session of Governing body of ILO was held in Geneva

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Displacement as a result of development and natural disaster, affects selective segment of population

(b) Disaster damages economic system. Strategies and programmes which will quickly restore physical facilities and distribution network are needed for the rehabilitation of the affected people.

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Match the pairs :

Which of the following international organisations do not work on the issues of rehabilitation of the handicapped ?

(a) UN, IL0

(b) UNESCO, UNICEF

(c) WHO

(d) UNTDO, UPU, Food and Agriculture Organisation

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Who was founder of Ramkrishna Mission that was provided for Dalit's Education at Puri ? 

Deciding minimum wages is considered essential for which of the following reasons :

(a) To improve living standard of labourers

(b) To prevent exploitation of labour

(c) To establish peace in Industries and the society

(d) To improve efficiency and work awareness of Labour

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1966 Following given are some of the important Commissions and their year of establishment.

Which one of the pairs is not correct?

The Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and full participation) Act was enacted mainly to :

(a) Promote institutional services for person with disabilities

(b) Promote institutional services and support social security measures

(c) Create barrier-free environment

(d) Provide employment and vocational training

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The information about institutes for Disaster Management and their place is given below. Out of which option is incorrect?

(a) National Institute of Disaster Management - New Delhi

(b) Centre for Disaster Management and Studies - Pune

(c) All India Disaster Mitigation Institute - Ahmedabad

(d) Disaster Management Institute - Hyderabad

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The body that advises the Government in formulation and implementation of policy and legislative measures for the aged, has been renamed in 2012 as ____

Select correct statement/ statements from among the following:

(a) Bill to amend Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation ) Act 1986 was passed in Rajya Sabha in July 2016 

(b) Employment of children below the age of 14 is prohibited in industrial establishments

(c) The offender will be punishable with imprisonment for a term of 6 months to 2 years or fine from ₹ 20,000 to ₹ 50,000 or both

(d) Children in the age group of 14 to 18 years are included in the purview of this act

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Merit Scholarship is given to the scheduled caste students,who score more than 75% marks in class 5th to 10th and take admission in next class.

(b) Financial help is also given under Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Grants scheme to the girls/ women dedicated to God as well as to transgenders, persons below poverty line who have yearly family income less than ₹ 21,000, who are under the age of 65 years.

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In which of the following years the Maintenance and Welfare of parents and Senior Citizens Act, in India was enacted ?

Recently a bill on Persons with Disabilities 2016 was passed in the Rajya Sabha According to this bill, the categories of disabilities are raised from _ _ and reservation for persons with disabilities in employment is raised from ______

What is the range of focus of schemes of tribal development programmes, under various Five Year Plans of India ? 

(a) Infrastructure building to empowerment

(b) Collective welfare to family and beneficiary oriented development scheme

(c) Solitary area development to integrated area development

(d) Development concept with social justice to Development with empowerment

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The Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities is appointed under section 57 of which of the below Acts ?