UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper I
Question 78: Economy and Social Development
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements :
- 1.It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- 2.It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
- 3.It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, launched in 2015, is the flagship skill scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, not the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It gives short-term skill training, including soft skills, entrepreneurship, and financial and digital literacy, and aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce with the National Skills Qualification Framework, including through recognition of prior learning.
- 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- 2. It covers soft skills, entrepreneurship, and financial and digital literacy.
- 3. It aligns the unregulated workforce's competencies with the NSQF.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (d) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- Then, if you were sure statement 3 is correct, (b) goes: it leaves 3 out.
What you needed to know: It aligns the unregulated workforce's competencies with the NSQF.
Only (c) is left. You didn’t need statement 2.
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: the ministry is Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, not Labour.
- (b) Incomplete: statement 3 is also correct.
- (c) Right: statements 2 and 3.
- (d) Wrong: statement 1 is false.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.