361: Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural are eligible
2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary.
Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
1. All persons of 65 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural are eligible
2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 200 per month per beneficiary.
362: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Institute : Location
1. National Centers for Cell Sciences : Mysore
2. Center for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics : Hyderabad
3. National Brain Research Center : Gurgaon
(a) 1 and 2 Only
(b) 1 and 3 Only
(c) 2 and 3 Only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
1. The National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) took birth as National Tissue Culture Facility in March 11, 1986 with a mandate of basic research, teaching & training, and as a national repository for cell lines/hybridomas etc. The centre is located in the midst of academically enriched environment of University of Pune campus, Pune.
2. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics is an autonomous institution supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and is engaged in providing services and carrying out basic and applied research in the Bioinformatics and sun CoE, Diagnostics, DNA Fingerprinting, Instrumentation. Its headquarter is in Hyderabad.
3. National Brain Research Centre is an Autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. Its headquarter is in Gurgaon.
363: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I
A. Harold Pinter
B. Jacques Diouf
C. Jose Manuel Barroso
D. Raymond Lafitte
List-II
1. Director-General, Fao
2. President, European Commission
3. World Bank appointed expert for Adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
4. Literature
364: The first Asian Games were held at:
(a) New Delhi in 1950
(b) Bangkok in 1952
(c) Singapore in 1952
(d) Kuala Lumpur in 1952
365: What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non-traditional trades?
(a) Kishori Shakti Yojna
(b) Swawlamban
(c) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(d) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
Explanation:
Swawlamban (NORAD) Scheme is bein im lemented b the De a ent 0 Women and Child Develo me , Government of India with partial assistance from Norwa since 1982. Its baSIC 0 ~ectlve is to provide training and skill to women to facilitate them obtain employment or self-employment on a sustained basis. The target group under the scheme are the poor and needy women, women from weaker sections of the society, such as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, etc. Financial assistance is provided to undertake training programmes for women in both traditional as well as nontraditional trades.