UPSC Prelims 2017 · GS Paper I
Question 63: Economy and Social Development
Consider the following in respect of ‘National Career Service’ :
- 1.National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
- 2.National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).
The National Career Service is an initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, not of the Department of Personnel and Training, so Statement 1 is wrong. It was launched in 2015 as a mission-mode project, an online platform that matches job seekers with employers and offers career counselling. But it serves job seekers across education levels, not only uneducated youth, so Statement 2 is wrong. Remember: NCS = Labour Ministry's job-matching portal.
- 1. It is run by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, not the DoPT.
- 2. It serves job seekers of all education levels, not only the uneducated.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (c) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: It is run by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, not the DoPT.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is not correct, (b) goes: it includes 2.
What you needed to know: It serves job seekers of all education levels, not only the uneducated.
Only (d) is left. This one needs every statement.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: it belongs to the Labour Ministry, not the DoPT.
- (b) Wrong: it is not meant only for uneducated youth.
- (c) Wrong: both statements are false.
- (d) Right: neither statement is correct.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2017, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.