RDS IAS STUDY CIRCLE Dear Students, tomorrow classes starts on UPSC, regards RDS.
UPSC QUESTIONS
1.Consider the following statements.
1.The draft National Water Policy calls for the privatisation of water-delivery services
2.The Policy suggests that the government withdraw from its role as a service provider in the water sector
3The draft policy calls for the abolition of all forms of water subsidies to the agricultural and domestic sector
4.In 2005, a World Bank paper had made similar recommendations "stimulating competition in and for the market for irrigation and water and sanitation services".
Which of the following statement is/are incorrect
(a)1 only (b)1 and 3
(c)1, 2 , 3 and 4(d)None of these
2.Consider the following statements.
1.The Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) formed in 1976, as a nodal agency for catalysing and coordinating the emerging partnership between voluntary organisations and the Government for sustainable development of rural areas.
2.CAPART is an autonomous body registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, and is functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
3.CAPART was formed by amalgamating two agencies the 'Council for Advancement of Rural Technology' (CART) and People's Action for Development India (PADI).
4.Accepting the report of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) on restructuring the body, Mr. Ramesh had proposed to divest the Rural Development Minister of its presidency.
Which of the following statement is/are correct
(a)1 only(b)1, 2 and 3
(c)2 , 3 and 4(d)3 only
3.Consider the following statements.
1.The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of expression but places certain restrictions on content, with a view towards maintaining communal and religious harmony, given the history of communal tension in the nation
2.Even reading from a banned book is against the law.
3.One can discuss a book, read from other writings by the author, have conversations with him, invite him. But one cannot either possess a copy or publicly read from a book that is banned. That is a punishable offence
Which of the following statement is/are correct
(a)1 only(b)1 and 3
(c)1, 2 and 3(d)3 only
4.Consider the following statements.
1.Union health ministry is setting up the autonomous National Organ Procurement and Distribution Organization (NOPDO) at the Centre and 10 State Organ Procurement and Distribution Organization (SOPDO) under the country's new National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP).
2.NOPDO will work towards increasing the availability of organs from cadaver donors, build capacity for retrieval of organs and transplantation and roll out post-transplant services to both recipients and living donors.
3.Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, West Bengal, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Thiruvanthapuram, Jaipur, Lucknow and Bangalore have been identified as locations for SOPDO.
Which of the following statement is/are incorrect
(a)1 Only(b)1 and 3
(c)1, 2 and 3(d)3 Only
5.Consider the following statements.
1.State-owned NTPC Ltd has wrapped up the pre-feasibility report for a proposed 9,750 MW Siang Upper hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh.
2.The project could be the country's largest hydel project and the second biggest in Asia after China's Three Gorges.
3.The Tsangpo flows through 1,625 km in Tibet, and then enters Arunachal Pradesh, where it is known as the Siang. Further down, the Siang is known as the Brahmaputra.
Which of the following statement is/are correct
(a)1 only(b)1 and 3
(c)1, 2 and 3(d)3 only
6.Consider the following statements.
1.Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched a tri-lingual initiative, aimed at ensuring that all in Sri Lanka learn the three main languages in use - Sinhalese, Tamil and English. The initiative was launched in the presence of the former Indian President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
2.As part of the initiative, 2012 has been declared as the year of Tri-lingual Sri Lanka, and a 10-year plan for it was also launched.
3.A socio-linguistic study conducted last year in Sri Lanka showed that a majority of the Tamils wanted to learn Sinhalese, and that Sinhalese wanted to learn Tamil. The survey showed that native Sinhala and Tamil speakers had no desire to be isolated and maintain ethnic exclusivity in matters of business or employment, friendship or entertainment.
Which of the following statement is/are correct
(a)1 only(b)1 and 3
(c)1, 2 and 3(d)3 only
