Indian Governance and Policy

The National Knowledge Commission constituted by Manmohan Singh and headed by Sam Pitroda, a close associate of Late Rajiv Gandhi aims at (1) Giving India 'the knowledge edge' in the world. (2) Help India to consolidate its position as knowledge power. (3) Will advise the Prime Minister on issues concerning institutions of knowledge production and the use of knowledge. Which among the above statements are correct?

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The constitution guarantees every citizen the fundamental right to equality. Yet after 50 years of independence, just one perusal of the female infant mortality figures, the literacy rates and the employment opportunities for women is sufficient evidence that discrimination exists. Almost predictably, this gender, bias is evident in our political system as well. In the 13th Lok Sabha, there were only 43 women MPs out of a total of 543; it is not a surprising figure, for never has women representation in Parliament been more than 10 percent. Historically, the manifestos of major political parties have always encouraged women participation. It has been merely a charade. So, women organizations, denied a place on merit, opted for the last resort: a reservation of seats for women in parliament and State Assemblies. Parties, which look at everything with a vote bank in mind, seemed to endorse this. Alas, this was too a mirage. But there is another aspect also. At a time, when caste is the trump card, some politicians want the bill to include further quotas for women from among minorities and backward castes. There is more to it. A survey shows that there is a general antipathy towards the bill. It is actually a classic case of doublespeak: in public, politicians were endorsing women reservation but in the backrooms of Parliament, they were busy sabotaging it. The reasons are clear. Men just want to vacate their seats of power.

Which of the following classification of cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) according to the 2001 Census are correct? I. Category A city - population greater than 4 million II. Category B city - population greater than 2 million but less than 4 million III. Category C city - population less than 1 million

The Medical Council of India amended its Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations amended to encourage doctors to serve in the rural areas recently. Which of the following statements are correct? I. The amended regulations provide for 50% reservation in Post Graduate Diploma Courses for Medical Officers in the Government service who have served for at least three years in remote and difficult areas II. The amended regulations provide for 50% reservation in Post Graduate Degree Courses for Medical Officers in the Government service who have served for at least three years in remote and difficult areas III. The amended regulations provide incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for each year in service in remote or difficult areas upto the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in the entrance test for admissions in Post Graduate Medical Courses

As per the reports published in the newspapers some cement companies based in North-East States have decided to curtail their production. Which of the following is/are the reasons for the same?

1. Govt. of India has decided to curtail benefits of excise exemption to the cement manufacturers in these areas.
2. Because of erratic power supply the production has gone down substantially. Companies are planning to shift their plant to other locations.
3. Due to recent improvement in educational facilities there, trained and skilled labourers are not available.

The government of India these days is trying to implement new projects/schemes for the development of North Eastern Region (NER) of our country. Which of the following statement(s) is/are True about the North Eastern Region of our country? (A) The NE Region comprising eight Stales has a high literacy level and is rich in ethnic cultural heritage with linguistic diversity. (B) The region has very good educational institutions and facilities as each and every district has a very good school/college and one or two institutes for higher learning. (C) The government of India is trying to open few model Central schools in the Region so that children of the Region can compete with the children of other zones/regions as entire education in the NF Region is given in local languages at present.