1. With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:

1. India is a leprocy free country by meeting all the criterias of WHO.

2. Multi-drug therapy of 1980s played a signifiacant role in managing leprocy in India.

3. Social worker Baba Amte was well known for his work for the rehabilitation of leprocy affected people.

which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1,2 and 3

C is the right answer. India is yet to meet the WHO criterion for elimination of leprocy. Rural areas and urban slums continue to experience up to five times the number of leprosy cases as the national average. Even now the legal discrimination is high, they cannot contest in elections, cannot obtain driving license and cannot travel in trains. The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari presented “International Gandhi Award-2011” to Dr. Caire Velut and Dr. J.D.Samant at a function organized by Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation in May 2012.

2. Recently, India extended a $500 million line of credit to Myanmar. With reference to that

1. Normally Line of credit is an aid to a poor country,which is not needed to repay.

2. Line of credit is just like a loan, which needs to be repayed.

3. Home loan can be considered as a example for Line of credit.

4. Normally countries provide line of credits to others for monetery benefits.

which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 4 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1,2,3 and 4.

C is the right answer. Line of credit is any credit source extended to a government, business or individual by a bank or other financial institution. It is effectively a bank account that can readily be tapped at the borrower's discretion. Interest is paid only on money actually withdrawn, although the borrower may be required to pay an unused line fee, often an annualized percentage fee on the money not withdrawn. India extended a $500 million line of credit as part of 12 agreements on sectors like trade and energy signed with Myanmar, which vowed that its territory will not be allowed to be used by terrorists to target India.

3. The Ujjawala scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been designed to address

a) Anti-Human Trafficking

b) Child Malnutition

c) Health care of BPL children

d) none of the above

A is the right answer. Ujjawala is a comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking and rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of trafficking.

4. SAIEVAC, an Initiatives Taken to Eliminate Violence Against Children is an apex body of

a) UN

b) ASEAN

c) SAARC

d) World Bank

C is the right answer. SAIEVAC - South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children. Recently in news.

5. With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:

1. SABLA scheme of India which has several components to empower the adolescent girls.

2. Integrated Child Protection Scheme has the provision for setting up of ‘Open Shelters’ for children in need of care and protection.

3. CARINGS is a web-based child adoption resource information and guidance system of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1,2 and 3

All the statements are correct. These are schemes for the empowerment and caring of children.

6. What are the number of spokes in the Dharmachakra in the national flag of India?

a) 16

b) 24

c) 32

d) 21

B is the right answer. Question from 2008 Civil Service Prelims-Indian polity

7. India's National Action Plan on Climate Change includes

a) The adaptation to climate change

b) Enhancement of the ecological sustainability

c) Both of these

d) None of these

C is the right answer. The National Action Plan advocates a strategy that promotes, firstly, the adaptation to climate change and secondly, further enhancement of the ecological sustainability of India’s development path. The eight missions under the PM’s Council on Climate Change are the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the National Water Mission, the National Missions on Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, and Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change, and the National Missions for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, a Green India and Sustainable Agriculture.

8. India signed the agreement on Trans-Afgan pipeline. Which are the countries involved in it?
a) India, Pakistan and Afganistan
b) India, Pakistan, Afganistan and Turkmenistan
c) India, Afganistan and Turkmenistan
d) India, Afganistan, Iran and Turkmenistan