UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies
Question 112: Polity and Governance
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? Departments : Ministry of the Government of India
- 1.Department of Women and Child Development : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- 2.Department of Official Languages : Ministry of Human Resource Development
- 3.Department of Drinking Water Supply : Ministry of Water Resources
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
AnswerThe answer is (d).
None of the pairs is correct. At the time, the Department of Women and Child Development was part of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Department of Official Languages is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Department of Drinking Water Supply was part of the Ministry of Rural Development.
- 1. The department was in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
- 2. Official Languages is in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- 3. Drinking Water Supply was in the Ministry of Rural Development.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Women and Child Development was in the HRD ministry, not Health and Family Welfare.
- (b) Official Languages is in the Home Ministry, not HRD.
- (c) Drinking Water Supply was in Rural Development, not Water Resources.
- (d) Correct: none of the pairs is matched correctly.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.