Indian Governance and Policy

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is an Indian health program for improving health care delivery across rural India. The mission, initially mooted for 7 years (2005-2012), is run by the Ministry of Health. The mission has a special focus on 18 states Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The overall aim of the Program is to strengthen and improve the whole public health delivery and health of the rural sector. NRHM tries to improve the monitoring and planning process involved within health care. NRHM also aims to bring private sectors to help in the rural health.

Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is a scheme formulated by Government of India that was launched on 23 December 1993. The allocation per MP per year has been increased from Rs.2 crores to Rs 5 crores from the year 2011. It also allows MPs to spend up to 10 lacs in any other constituency in India.

The National Commission for Backward Classes is an Indian statutory body established on 14 August 1993, under the provisions of National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993. The commission was the outcome of the direction of the Supreme Court in the Mandal case judgement. The duration of the commission is of three years.

The Chairman and other members of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) are appointed by the President of India.

Statement 1 is wrong: The States Reorganisation Commission under Fazal Ali did not out rightly reject the idea of linguistic states. Rather it broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganistion of states. It rejected the theory of ‘one language-one state’. Statement 2 is correct: It suggested the abolition of four-fold classification of states under the original Constitution and creation of 16 states, and 3 centrally administered territories.

To deal with the demand for creation of states on linguistic basis, the Linguistic Provinces Committee was appointed in December 1948. This Committee consisted of Jwaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramaiah and hence, it was also known as JVP Committee. The Committee rejected language as the basis for reorganisation of states. It proposed for 'sovereignty, unity and economic prosperity' to be the criteria for creation of new states.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an organization that assesses and accredits institutions of higher education in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India headquartered in Bangalore. It is not controlled by UGC.

Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology is a unit of Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. This centre is engaged in R&D in non-nuclear front-line research areas of lasers, particle accelerators and related technologies.

Jaduguda mine located in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand, commenced operation in 1967 and was the first uranium mine in India. Tummalapalle mine is a uranium mine in Tumalapalli village located in Kadapa of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. As of March 2012, India possesses only two functional uranium mines, including the Jaduguda Mine. Uranium purification plant came into existence here in 2011.

Statement 1 is wrong. No, India stood at fifth position in terms of installed capacity of power generation till February 2013. Statement 2 is correct. UPS stands for Uninterruptible Power Supply. For examples, the equipments that may require a UPS supply are computers, fire detection systems, hospital operating theatre equipment and escape route lighting.

Statement 1 is correct. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) agency of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Power, was created in 2002 under the provisions of the nation's 2001 Energy Conservation Act. The agency's function is to develop programs which will increase the conservation and efficient use of energy in India. Statement 2 is incorrect. CT (Computer Topography) uses X-rays to make detailed pictures of structures inside the body. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) uses a magnetic field and radio waves to take pictures of the body's internal organs.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The headquarters of Forest Survey of India is in Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh. Statement 2 is correct. Poaching is the unlawful or illegal taking of wild plants or animals, such as through hunting, harvesting, fishing or trapping.

It is a private sector initiative started by ITC as an agricultural marketing company and consists of 3 layers to procure products from farmers and reach to the consumers.

Planning commission of India has ranked Himachal Pradesh at the top position in the country on environmental performance index (EPI), something that would be used for devolving green bonus funds to states involved in conserving environment.The criteria on which the index was ranked took into account 16 indicators under five categories of air pollution, forests, water quality, water management, and climate change, said Nagin Nanda, principal secretary environment. Planning commission in its report released in October,   has declared Uttrakhand has ranked aa a top performing state.

According to the Indian Stamp Act, the policy document has to be signed by a competent authority as well as stamped. Hence, option (2) is correct.