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Prelims 2008 – 1996 · page 2 of 2

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  1. For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?

  2. Consider the following statements:

    1.The nationwide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
    2.Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  3. MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas?

  4. Consider the following statements about the minorities in India:

    I.The Government of India has notified five communities, namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians as Minorities.
    II.The National Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in 1993.
    III.The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians.
    IV.The Constitution of India recognises and protects religious and linguistic minorities.

    Which of these statements are correct?

  5. Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavour of every State to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education?

  6. Which one of the following States of India has passed a legislation (in 1996) making the maintenance of one’s parents mandatory?

  7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

    List I

    I.Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
    II.Mahila Samriddhi Yojana
    III.Indira Mahila Yojana
    IV.Mahila Samakhya Programme

    List II

    A) Empowerment of women

    B) Education for Women’s Equality

    C) Promotion of savings among rural women

    D) Meeting credit needs of the poor women

    Codes:

  8. Assertion (A): The word ‘minority’ is not defined in the Constitution of India.

    Reason (R): The Minorities Commission is not a constitutional body.

    In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

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