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1. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Anganwadi, consider the following statements:
- Apart from child hunger and malnutrition, it ensures intense care for pregnant women.
- Workers under Anganwadi is not subjected to comprehensive retirement benefits like other government staff.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?
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Anganwadi were started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. They ensure antenatal and postnatal care for pregnant women and immediate diagnosis and care for new born children and nursing mothers. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
Anganwadis are staffed by officers and their helpers, who are typically women from poor families. The workers do not have permanent jobs with comprehensive retirement benefits like other government staff. Thus, statement 2 is correct.
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Anganwadi were started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. They ensure antenatal and postnatal care for pregnant women and immediate diagnosis and care for new born children and nursing mothers. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
Anganwadis are staffed by officers and their helpers, who are typically women from poor families. The workers do not have permanent jobs with comprehensive retirement benefits like other government staff. Thus, statement 2 is correct.
- Question 2 of 6
2. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), consider the following statements:
- To register under ICDS, being Below Poverty Line is not a mandatory criterion.
- The financial support for the scheme is not restricted to the government.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
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BPL is not a criterion for registration of beneficiaries under ICDS. The Scheme is universal for all categories of beneficiaries and in coverage. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
The ICDS scheme receives aid from various other non-government bodies. Three of the main contributors are Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP). Thus, statement 2 is correct.
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BPL is not a criterion for registration of beneficiaries under ICDS. The Scheme is universal for all categories of beneficiaries and in coverage. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
The ICDS scheme receives aid from various other non-government bodies. Three of the main contributors are Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP). Thus, statement 2 is correct.
- Question 3 of 6
3. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Kishori Shakti Yojana, consider the following statements:
- The scheme encompasses adolescent girls in the age group of 11-18 years.
- It gives particular attention on school dropouts and non-formal education pattern.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
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The primary objective of Kishori Shakti Yojana, is to improve the nutritional and health status of girls in the age group of 11-18 years. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
It focuses on education with particular attention on school dropouts and functional literacy among illiterate adolescent girls.Educational activities should be conducted through non-formal education pattern. Nonformal education is provided to adolescent girls.It gives physical, developmental and sex education. Thus, statement 2 is correct.
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The primary objective of Kishori Shakti Yojana, is to improve the nutritional and health status of girls in the age group of 11-18 years. Thus, statement 1 is correct.
It focuses on education with particular attention on school dropouts and functional literacy among illiterate adolescent girls.Educational activities should be conducted through non-formal education pattern. Nonformal education is provided to adolescent girls.It gives physical, developmental and sex education. Thus, statement 2 is correct.
- Question 4 of 6
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements.
- The Perihelion is the point in the orbit where the celestial body is farthest from the Sun.
- The Aphelion is the point where the celestial body comes nearest to the Sun.
Which of the above statement is/are correct.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. The Perihelion is the point where the celestial body comes nearest to the Sun.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Aphelion is the point in the orbit where the celestial body is farthest from the Sun.
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Statement 1 is incorrect. The Perihelion is the point where the celestial body comes nearest to the Sun.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Aphelion is the point in the orbit where the celestial body is farthest from the Sun.
- Question 5 of 6
5. Question
1 pointsWith reference to “Indian Council for Cultural Relations”, which of the following statement is/are correct?
- ICCR is an autonomous organisation of the government of India.
- The Council was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Statement 1 is correct. ICCR is an autonomous organisation of the government of India.
Statement 2 is correct. The Council was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
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Statement 1 is correct. ICCR is an autonomous organisation of the government of India.
Statement 2 is correct. The Council was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- Question 6 of 6
6. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following country recently develop the world’s first “speed breeding” technique to boost production of wheat?
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Australian scientists have developed the world’s first ‘speed breeding’ technique that can boost the production of the crop by up to three times.
DS Faraday: The scientists have used the technique to develop the new ‘DS Faraday’ wheat variety due for release to industry this year. DS Faraday is a high protein, milling wheat with tolerance to pre-harvest sprouting.
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Australian scientists have developed the world’s first ‘speed breeding’ technique that can boost the production of the crop by up to three times.
DS Faraday: The scientists have used the technique to develop the new ‘DS Faraday’ wheat variety due for release to industry this year. DS Faraday is a high protein, milling wheat with tolerance to pre-harvest sprouting.
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