Q.1) Which of the following is the nodal ministry for the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)?
[a] Ministry of Rural Development
[b] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[c] Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
[d] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[e] None of the above
Q.2) In which of the following situations there is a possibility of the policy rate (Repo Rate) being reduced by the RBI?
[a] High Inflation rates
[b] High liquidity in the market
[c] Low Inflation rates
[d] High credit growth
[e] None of the above
Q.3) Which of the following organizations releases the Global Economic Prospects Report?
[a] The International Monetary Fund
[b] The World Bank
[c] The Asian Development Bank
[d] The New Development Bank
e] The World Economic Forum
Q.4) As per the World Migration Report 2018 published by the International Organization for Migration, in 2015, Indian diaspora constituted what percentage of the total number of International migrants thus becoming the World’s largest diaspora?
[a] 15%
[b] 3%
[c] 9%
[d] 6%
[e] 11%
Q.5) In which of the following places is the International Organization for Migration headquartered?
[a] Cairo, Egypt
[b] Berlin, Germany
[c] Geneva, Switzerland
[d] Austria, Vienna
[e] New York, USA
Q.6) Which of the following agencies/organizations/ministries has come out with ‘National Nutrition Strategy’?
[a] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[b] NITI Aayog
[c] NGO Pratham
[d] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[e] None of the above
Q.7) Which of the following missions have been launched by the Government of India to help in fast-tracking the identification of all who are HIV positive and subsequently linking them to the ART (Antiretroviral Therapy) program?
[a] SAATHIYA Mission
[b] SAMPARK Mission
[c] SUCHNA Mission
[d] SANKET Mission
[e] FOLLOW-UP Mission
Q.8) The RTE Act was enacted by the Government of India in the year 2009. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect with regard to the RTE Act?
[a] The RTE Act was enacted to give effect to the Article 21A of the Indian Constitution.
[b] This Act makes elementary education a fundamental right for those in the 6-18 age group.
[c] This Act has a provision which says that the private schools will have to take 25% of their class strength from the weaker section and the disadvantaged group of the society through a random selection process and the Government will fund education of these children.
[d] It lays down the norms and standards relating inter alia to Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTRs), buildings and infrastructure, school-working days, teacher-working hours and provides for appointment of appropriately trained teachers, i.e. teachers with the requisite entry and academic qualifications.
[e] None of the above
Q.9) . In the year 2017, the Human Resources and Development Ministry has appointed a new nine-member panel to work on a New Education Policy (NEP). The panel is headed by?
[a] TSR Subramanium
[b] Amitabh Kant
[c] Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
[d] Bibek Debroy
[e] Arvind Subramanium
Q.10) Which of the following Organizations/Ministries brings out ‘The Annual Survey of Education Report (ASER)’ every year?
[a] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[b] NGO Pratham
[c] NITI Aayog
[d] FICCI
[e] None of the above
ANSWER:-
1)[c] Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
2)[c] Low Inflation rates
3)[b] The World Bank
4)[d] 6%
5)[c] Geneva, Switzerland
6)[b] NITI Aayog
7)[b] SAMPARK Mission
8)[b] This Act makes elementary education a fundamental right for those in the 6-18 age group.
9)[c] Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
10)[b] NGO Pratham
