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भारतीय माशर्ल आटर्
सं दभर्- द िहदं ू में छपे लेख के अनुसार आज भी तिमलनाडु में पारंपिरक माशर्ल आटर्
िसलं बम का प्रिशक्षण िदया जाता है। िसिवल सिर्वस परीक्षा के दृिष्टकोण से माशर्ल
आटर् भारतीय इितहास, कला व सं स्कृ ित का एक महत्वपूणर् िवषय है।
माशर्ल आटर्
माशर्ल आटर्, युद्ध की एक ऐसी कला है
िजसका उद्देश्य िकसी भी शारीिरक
खतरे से रक्षा है।
यह अभ्यास आधािरत कला है अथार्त
यह िवज्ञान भी है। िजसमें अभ्यास के
माध्यम से उत्कृ ष्ट पिरणाम प्राप्त िकए
जा सकते हैं।
यह युद्ध अभ्यास के साथ साथ नृत्य
कला के रूप में भी प्रयोग िकया जाता
है।
माशर्ल आटर् शब्द यूरोपीयो ं द्वारा रचा
गया जो एशइयाई युद्ध पद्धित को विर्णत
करता था।
माशर्ल आटर् का िवकास चीन में हुआ।
िकंतु भारतीय इितहास में माशर्ल कला
के साक्ष्य िमलते हैं जो इसे भारतीय मूल
की कला के रूप में सं दिर्भत करते हैं।
भारतीय माशर्ल आटर्
माशर्ल आटर् में गुण अनुशासन,
िवनम्रता, सं यम व सम्मान होने
आवश्यक हैं जो एक दंत कथा के
अनुसार पल्लव राजकु मार बोिधधमार्
को चीन में जेन बौद्ध धमर् स्थािपत करने
का श्रेय िदया जाता है। और इन्ही ं को
माशर्ल आटर् के इन गुणो ं का प्रितपादक
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िसलं बम को सं गम युगीन
कला भी माना जाता है।
इसका मूल स्थान तिमलनाडु
है।
इस कला मे के रल के
कलारीपयट्टु व श्रीलं का के
अंगमपोरा के गुण िमलते हैं।
माना जाता है। भारत में माशर्ल आटर् की कई मलेिशया में इस कला का
शैिलयो ं का िवकास हुआ, जो यहाँ की प्रयोग आत्मरक्षा के साथ एक
सं स्कृ ित का अंग है। यह इण्डोनेिशया व खेल के रूप में िकया जाता
कम्बोिडया के िहदं ू मं िदरो ं में बोरोबुदरु व है।
अंकोरवाट में अंिकत राजाओ ं की िस्थित इस िसलं बम में फु टवकर् का
कला के साथ सुमेिलत हैं। प्रयोग अिधक िकया जाता
है।
कलारीपयट्टु आत्मरक्षा के िलए हिथयार
सबसे प्राचीन माशर्ल आटर् कला, कलारीपयट्टु के रूप में डण्डे का प्रयोग
को माना जाता है। िजसे भारतीय राज्य के रल िकया जाता है।
के मूल का माना जाता है।
भारत में यह के रल, कनार्टक व तिमलनाडु में मलयथम
और िवदेशो ं में यह श्रीलं का व मलेिशया के मलयथम या मल्लयुद्ध
भारतीय समुदायो ं में प्रचिलत है। पारंपिरक भारतीय युद्ध कला
कलारीपयट्टु का अथर् व्यायामशाला या है। इसके चार प्रकार हैं-
प्रिशक्षण स्थल है। इसी स्थान पर यह कला हनुमंती, जाम्बुवंती,
का प्रशइक्षण गुरु द्वारा िदया जाता था। जरासं धई, भीमसेनी।
कलारीपट्टु का आिदगुरु अगस्त्य मुिन को प्रितद्वं दी को तकनीिक श्रेष्ठता
माना जाता है िजन्होनं े प्राचीनकाल में इस होल्स व लॉक्स का प्रयोग
कला का प्रिशक्षण जं गली जानवरो ं के हमले कराने व आत्मसमपर्ण करने मिणपुर की िमशेई जनजाित के बीच थांगटा भारतीय युद्ध कला
से बचने के िलए िदया था। की एक तकनीक है। जो है। िजसमें शस्त्रो ं का प्रयोग िकया जाता है।
प्रिशक्षण को चार चरणो ं में िदया जाता है- पिश्चमी कु श्ती के समान है। थांग टा शब्द दो शब्दो ं से िमलकर बना है। थांग का अथर् है-
िमथारी, कोल्थारी, अन्कथारी और वेरुम्कई। मल्ल युद्ध का उल्लेख
इस कला के िलए सं यम व शांतिचत्त दे प्रमुख
गुण अिनवायर् माने जाते हैं।
रामायण में बािल व सुग्रीव के
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असद अहमद के स में स्पेशल टास्क फोसर् की भूिमका

सं दभर्- कई वषोर्ं से आपरािधक गितिविधयो ं में सं िलप्त अतीक अहमद का पुत्र असद अहमद एसटीएफ
के साथ मुठभेड़ में मारा गया। असद अहमद के िखलाफ उमेश पाल की हत्या करने का मुकदमा चल रहा
था। हत्या जैसे गं भीर अपराधो ं के साथ समस्त पिरवार पर मुकदमा चल रहा है।
अतीक अहमद- अतीक अहमद उत्तर प्रमुख गवाह था िजसे अपहरण के बाद डरा जाता है।
प्रदेश में एक आपरािधक गितिविधयो ं धमका कर झठू ी गवाही के हलफनामे में भारत में प्रत्येक राज्य को एसटीएफ
के समूह को प्रचािलत करता था। हस्ताक्षर करवाए गए। अदालत में अपना पक्ष गिठत करने का अिधकार है।
िजसके िखलाफ 100 से अिधक के स रखने के िलए जा रहे उमेश पाल की शूटसर् सवर्प्रथम 1980 में एसटीएफ गिठत
दजर् हैं। प्रयागराज के अिभयोजना द्वारा हत्या कर दी गई। उमेश पाल के हत्यारो ं करने वाले राज्य,तिमलनाडु व कनार्टक
अिधकािरयो ं के अनुसार अतीक अहमद को पकड़ने के िलए स्पेशल टास्क फोसर् का हैं।
के िखलाफ 50 से अिधक मामलो ं पर प्रयोग िकया जा रहा है, िजससे मुठभेड़ में उत्तर प्रदेश में प्रयुक्त एसटीएफ का
मुकदमा चल रहा है, उसके द्वारा एक असद अहमद मारा गया। गठन 4 मई 1998 को िकया गया था।
एमएलए की हत्या, राजूपाल की हत्या, स्पेशल टास्क फोसर्-
राजू पाल के गवाह उमेश पाल की हत्या एसटीएफ, पुिलस िवभाग की एक िवशेष
का आरोप है। वतर्मान में अतीक यूिनट है। िजसे कु छ िवशेष समस्याओ ं से Read More
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िकसी िवशेष में के स में पुिलस बल के कम होने
उमेश पाल, राजूपाल हत्याकांड का एक की िस्थित में भी इस फोसर् को सिम्मिलत िकया

जोिजला सुरंग पिरयोजना

सं दभर् – हाल ही में कें द्रीय सड़क पिरवहन व राजमागर् मं त्री िनितन गडकरी ने जोिजला सुरंग का िनरीक्षण है।
िकया। जो कें द्र शािसत प्रदेशो ं लद्दाख व जम्मू कश्मीर के बीच पिरवहन सं पकर् स्थािपत करेगी। जोिजला सुरंग यहां का तापमान अत्यं त कम है जो यहाँ िकसी
पिरयोजना की शुरुआत कें द्रीय सरकार द्वारा 2018 में की गई थी। भी वनस्पित के िलए अनुकूल नही ं है।
यह क्षेत्र पयर्टको ं के िलए कु छ समय के िलए
जोिजला सुरंग पिरयोजना का महत्व िनयं त्रण रेखा के समीप होने के कारण जाने पर यह िसधं ु घाटी से जुड़ जाता है। आबाद रहता है।
इस सुरंग के माध्यम से मागर् की दूरी व भारतीय सैिनक गितिविधयो ं के िलए कारिगल िजले में िस्थत यह दरार्, सोनमागर्,
समय दोनो ं कम हो जाएं गे। वतर्मान में, सहायक होगा। द्रास व सुरु घाटी के मध्य िस्थत है। जोिजला सुरंग-
जोिजला दरेर् को पार करने में औसत जोिजला दरार् पािकस्तान व चीन का प्रवेश जोिजला सुरंग पिरयोजना एिशया व भारत की
यात्रा समय तीन घं टे से अिधक लगता जोिजला दरार् द्वार भी है। सबसे लं बी िद्विदशीय सुरंग पिरयोजना है। जो
है, जो इस सुरंग के पूरा होने के बाद 20 जोिजला दरार्, िहमालय का एक उच्च 14.15 िकलोमीटर की होगी।
िमनट तक कम होने की उम्मीद है। पवर्तीय दरार् है।(दरार् पवर्तो ं अथवा पहाड़ो ं के इस दरेर् को जीरो प्वाइंट भी कहा जाता है। पिरयोजना सोनमगर् व द्रास के बीच NH-1
भारी बफर् बारी के कारण जोिजला दरार् मध्य आवागमन के िलए प्राकृ ितक मागर् को जीरो प्वाइंट- मागर् के बीच िनिर्मत की जा रही है।
लगभग 6-7 महीने तक बं द रहता था। कहा जाता है) इसकी समुद्र तल से ऊँ चाई जोिजला दरेर् का कें द्रीय स्थल िजसे जीरो एक 7.57 मीटर ऊंची घोड़े की नाल के आकार
िकंतु सुरंग के माध्यम से बारह मास इस 3528 मीटर है। प्वाइं ट भी कहा जाता है। की िसगं ल-ट्यूब, टू -लेन सुरंग, जो कश्मीर में
मागर् में आवागमन सुचारु रूप से चल जो लद्दाख के कारिगल िजले में िस्थत है। जो जीरो प्वाइं ट में कोई भी प्राकृ ितक आवास गांदरबल िजले और लद्दाख के कारिगल िजले
सके गा। कश्मीर को लेह से जोड़ता है। पूवर् की ओर नही ं है, अथार्त यहाँ कोई भी वनस्पित नही ं के द्रास शहर के बीच जोिजला दरेर् के नीचे से
गुजरेगी,
इस पिरयोजना में एक स्माटर् टनल
(SCADA) िसस्टम शािमल है, िजसका
िनमार्ण नई ऑिस्ट्रयन टनिलगं पद्धित का
उपयोग करके िकया गया है।

सुरंग के सं भािवत नकारात्मक प्रभाव-

सीमा सुरक्षा – इस प्रकार की पहािड़याँ सीमा के
तौर पर देश की रक्षक होती हैं िकंतु आवागमन
सुलभ होने पर यह देश के सैिनको ं के साथ
घसपैिठयो ं के िलए भी देश में घुसपैठ करने का
आसान मागर् हो जाएगा। जो सुरक्षा की दृिष्ट से
एक चुनौती हो सकता है।

आपदा- पवर्तीय क्षेत्रो ं में सुरंग िनमार्ण, अवश्य

ही स्थानीय िनवािसयो ं को सुगम बनाने में मदद

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RUPEE TRADE The need for Rupee
Trade was felt because
of the following rea-
For Prelims: What is Rupee Trade? sons:
For Mains: Currently, they trade in other Geopolitical tensions
GS 3: Economy currencies like the dollar and and global economic
What are the benefits of euro majorly.
Rupee Trade? currents: The US has
What is the significance been putting sanctions
What is Rupee Trade? on the use of the dollar
of the Rupee Trade? Rupee Trade means that the for transactions with its
What are the challenges in international transactions for hostile nations like Iran
Rupee Trade? imports and exports are to be and Russia. This makes
What is the way forward? done in Rupee and not in other the case for ‘indepen-
currencies. Rupee Trade will dence’ and getting out
Why in the news? also include financial transac- of currency restric-
Recently RBI and the tions on stock exchanges to be tions.
Ministry of Finance have done in Rupees instead of a Weakening of the
urged the industry to more prevalent currency like Indian Rupee: The
make the transactions in the dollar.
Rupee. Rupee Trade will weakening of the
make aid in making the What is the need for Rupee
transaction cost lower. Trade? Read More
Mohit Pratap Singh

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT (FEMA)

For Prelims: Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
For Mains: GS-3, Economics
(FEMA):
Why in news: The Enforce-
The Foreign Exchange
ment Directorate (ED) has
Management Act (FEMA)
registered a case against the
is a law enacted by the
British Broadcasting Corpo-
Government of India in
ration (BBC) India under
1999 to consolidate and
the Foreign Exchange Man-
agement Act (FEMA) for amend the laws relating to
foreign exchange transac-
alleged foreign exchange
violation. tions, external trade, and
payments in India. FEMA
About Foreign Exchange replaced the Foreign
Management Act Exchange Regulation Act
(FERA) that was enacted in
1973.
FEMA aims to regulate and
manage foreign exchange
transactions in India and
facilitate external trade and
payments. It provides
guidelines and regulations
for various types of foreign
exchange transactions, such
as those related to current
account transactions (such
as trade in goods and services,
remittances, etc.) and capital
account transactions (such as
foreign investments, borrow-
ing, lending, etc.). FEMA also
governs the acquisition, hold-
ing, transfer, and disposal of
immovable properties by
non-residents in India.
Under FEMA, the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) is the
primary regulatory authority
responsible for administering
and enforcing the foreign
exchange regulations in India.
FEMA empowers the RBI to
issue regulations, notifications,
and guidelines to regulate
foreign exchange transactions,
and violators can face penalties,
fines, and even imprisonment
for non-compliance.
FEMA has been periodically
amended to reflect changing
economic and financial condi-
tions in India, and it plays a cru-
cial role in regulating and man-
aging India’s foreign exchange
transactions and external trade.
It is essential for individuals,

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 Page No. 05 EDITORIAL ANALYSIS 16 April, 2023 Sunday
Let us fund Civil Society Myriad woes: The only solution More funds are needed for the
organizations for the Long for Myanmar’s troubles is the adaptation of farming to
haul restoration of democracy climate change
GS II– The Role of
NGOs, SHGs, GS II – International GS-III: Economic Devel-
various groups and Relations opment, Biodiversity, and
associations, donors, charities, insti- Context: • Myanmar’s military, notori- Environment,
tutional and other stakeholders. ous for its attacks on civilians, recently Context :
Context: carried out air strikes on an opposition gath- • Climate change is one of the most press-
• In India, most donors’ horizons of ering in the rebel- held Sagaing region, kill- ing issues facing humanity today. The
time and their roles have narrowed ing over 100, including women and chil- effects of climate change are already
over the past two three decades, dren. The Myanmar military grabbed power being felt around the world, and India is
with some notable exceptions. in a coup last year– the third time in the no exception.
This has had a multiplicative weak- nation’s history since its independence from
ening effect on Indian civil society British rule in 1948. Key Highlights:
because the CSO landscape is pro- India-Myanmar • Erratic rainfall, heatwaves, and other
foundly shaped by what donors do • Myanmar is one of India’s strategic climate-induced phenomena are not only
or don’t do. neighbours and shares a 1640 km long a threat to India’s food security but also to
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs): border with north-eastern states of the livelihood of the 45 per cent of the
• It includes non-governmental Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram country’s population that depend on
organizations (NGOs), communi- and Manipur. farming.
ty-based organizations (CBOs) and • India has “historical ties and traditional • In Punjab, for example, at least 40
other kinds of not-for- profit organi- bonds of friendship and cooperation” with percent of the 35
zations working Myanmar Five Bs are the base of lakh hectares of wheat sown has

India’s dairy sector needs a A reminder about unfettered con- When a state celebrates police
structural shift stitutional posts
c) GS III – Indian GS II– Polity and Governance
Economy Context:
Context
• India is faced with a milk shortage
& the Centre has reportedly been
considering the import of butter and
ghee.
India’s dairy sector
• India's success story in milk pro-
duction was scripted by Dr Verghese
Kurien, known as the "Father of the
White Revolution'' in India
• Dairy: It is the single largest agri-
cultural commodity contributing 5
percent of the national economy and
employing more than 8 crore farm-
ers directly.
o India is ranked 1st in milk produc-
tion contributing 23 percent of
global milk production.
o Milk production in the country has
grown at a compound annual growth
rate of about 6.2 percent to reach
209.96 million tonnes in 2020-21
from 146.31 million
By By M S Shashank
killing in cold blood, it thumbs
its nose at the court and corrodes
justice
• Two recent comments of the Supreme GS II – Governance Con-
Court of India will have direct bearing on text:
the concept of the independence of various
• Coming up next on the watch of the
constitutional authorities in India: six-year-old Yogi Adityanath government
• In a hearing of the ‘Sena versus in UP: Encounter No
Sena’ case, the Court expressed its “serious
184. Asad Ahmed, son of gangster-politi-
concern” over the active role being played cian Atiq Ahmed, and an aide, were killed
by Governors in State politics, observing
in Encounter No 183 in Jhansi on Thurs-
that Governors becoming part of political day, which was also the third encounter in
processes is disconcerting.
the Umesh Pal murder case, and third in
• And, earlier, taking an important step in the first 13 days of April.
ensuring independence of the Election
Police encounter killings in India
Commission of India (ECI), the Court • As per the National Human Rights
divested the executive of its sole discretion
Commission’s (NHRC) annual report for
in appointing the Chief Election Commis- 2018-19, there were 164 deaths due to
sioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners
police encounters that year. In the five
(ECs) by forming a committee to suggest years from 2013-14 to 2018-19, the
suitable names to man these constitutional
number of yearly encounter deaths were
posts. 137, 188, 179, 169
and 164 respectively.
Constitutional bodies of India • As per the report, the highest number of
• A Constitutional body is a body or insti- police encounter deaths were reported in
tute established by the Constitution of Uttar Pradesh (23), followed by Assam
(23), Maharashtra (11), Meghalaya (7),
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Q1. Consider the following state-
ments with regards to the low
credit score:
1. It decreases the borrowing costs
for the government.
2. If the credit rating is lowered, the
bond price declines.
3. It would adversely impact the
FDI inflows into the economy.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: B
EXPLANATION:
A ratings upgrade or downgrade
has a direct impact on fixed income
yields, and therefore directly
affects bond prices. When ratings
agencies cut a country’s rating, it
should prompt a sell-off in their
sovereign bonds and drive up
borrowing costs for the govern-
ment. Thus, statement 1 is not
correct.
A ratings downgrade implies that
the borrower's credit risk profile
has deteriorated, which would
increase the required rate of return
on its debt, thereby decreasing its
price. Thus, statement 2 is correct.
Global investors prefer investing in
countries which have received a
Sovereign Credit Rating (SCR) as
they perceive it as a good measure
of risk allocation. Low credit score
would adversely impact the FDI
inflows into the economy. Thus,
statement 3 is correct.
Q2. Consider the following state-
ments with regards to the World
Food Price Index:
1. It measures annual change in the
prices of a basket of food commod-
ities in the international market.
2. It helps in monitoring develop-
ments in the global agricultural
commodity markets.
3. It is released by the Food and
Agricultural Organisation of the
United Nations.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: B
EXPLANATION:
It helps in monitoring develop-
ments in the global agricultural
commodity markets. It consists of
the average of five commodity
Did You Know ?
group price indices, weighted with
the average export shares of each of
the groups. Thus, statement 1 is not
correct.
It measures monthly change in the
prices of a basket of food commod-
ities in the international market. It
measures changes for a basket of
cereals, oilseeds, dairy products,
meat and sugar. Thus, statement 2
is correct.
It is released by The Food and
Agricultural Organisation of the
United Nations and was introduced
in 1996. Thus, statement 3 is
correct.
Q3 Consider the following state-
ments with regards to the Price
Stabilization Fund:
1. It was set up in 2014-15 under the
Department of Consumer Affairs
(DOCA).
2. It helped regulate the price vola-
tility of important agri-horticultural
commodities like onion, potatoes
and pulses.
3. The PSF scheme was transferred
from the Department of Consumer
Affairs (DOCA) to the Department
of Agriculture, Cooperation &
Farmers Welfare (DAC & FW) in
2016.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: B
EXPLANATION:
It was set up in 2014-15 under the
Department of Agriculture, Cooper-
ation & Farmers Welfare (DAC &
FW). The PSF is utilized for grant-
ing interest free advance of working
capital to Central Agencies,
State/UT Governments/Agencies to
undertake market intervention oper-
ations. Thus, statement 1 is not
correct.
It helped regulate the price volatili-
ty of important agri-horticultural
commodities like onion, potatoes
and pulses. The scheme provides
for maintaining a strategic buffer of
aforementioned commodities for
subsequent calibrated release to
moderate price volatility and
discourage hoarding and unscrupu-
lous speculation. Thus, statement 2
is correct.
The PSF scheme was transferred
from DAC & FW to the Department
of Consumer Affairs (DOCA) in
2016. Apart from domestic procure-
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ment from farmers/wholesale
mandis, import may also be under-
taken with support from the Fund.
Thus, statement 3 is not correct.
Q4. With reference to National
Medical Commission Act, 2019,
consider the following state-
ments:
1. The Act provided for setting up
of a National Medical Commission
replacing Medical Council of
India.
2. NMC does have regulation over
fees in private colleges and
deemed universities.
3. The Act proposes a common
final year undergraduate examina-
tion to obtain a license for practice
and it also serves as the basis for
admission into postgraduate cours-
es.
Which of the statements given
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER: D
EXPLANATION:
● The Union government has
set up the National Medical Com-
mission (NMC) along with four
other autonomous boards while
abolishing the MCI. The Under-
graduate and Postgraduate Medi-
cal Education Boards, Medical
Assessment and Rating Board, and
Ethics and Medical Registration
Board have been constituted to
help the NMC in day-to-day func-
tioning. The National Medical
Commission Bill was passed by
both houses of Parliament last year
after facing stiff resistance from
doctors. Apart from the Chairman,
the NMC will consist of 10 ex
officio members and 22 part-time
members appointed by the Central
government. So, statement 1 is
correct.
● The Act proposes a common
final year undergraduate examina-
tion, the National Exit Test, for the
students graduating from medical
institutions to obtain the license for
the practice. So, statement 2 is
correct.
● In private colleges and deemed
universities, NMC will have regu-
lation over the fees and all other
charges for 50% of the seats. The
Act provides that there should be
an upper limit restriction for the
fee charged by unaided medical
colleges. So, statement 3 is correct.
Q5. With reference to
Ayushman Sahakar
Scheme, consider the
following statements:
1. It aims to assist the coop-
eratives and helps in the
creation of healthcare infra-
structure in the country.
2. The National Cooperative
Development Corporation
(NCDC) is the apex autono-
mous finance institution
under the Ministry of Agri-
culture and Farmers Welfare.
Which of the following
statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: C
EXPLANATION:
● Ayushman Sahakar
Scheme is a unique scheme
to assist cooperatives and
plays a crucial role in the
creation of healthcare infra-
structure in the country. The
scheme aligns itself with the
focus of the National Health
Policy, 2017, covering the
health systems in all their
dimensions- investments in
health, organization of
healthcare services, access
to technologies, develop-
ment of human resources,
encouragement of medical
pluralism, affordable health
care to farmers etc. So, state-
ment 1 is correct.
● NCDC was set up under an
Act of Parliament in 1963
for promotion and develop-
ment of cooperatives. It
functions under the Ministry
of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare. The NCDC fund
would give a boost to the
provision of healthcare
services by cooperatives.
The NCDC would extend
term loans of Rs 10,000
crore to prospective inves-
tors in the coming years
under the scheme, which
would revolutionize the way
healthcare delivery takes
place in rural areas. So,
statement 2 is correct.
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Q1. Prakash started walking towards south from the point A,
walked 20 m and reached a point B. Again, he turned left and
walked 20 m and reached a point C. Now he turned 45° anticlock-
wise, walked a distance of m and reached a point D. What approxi-
mately is the shortest distance between the points A and D?

(a) Can’t say (b) None of these (c) 50 m

2. A man saves a certain part of his monthly income so that he

can purchase a car in 16 months. Find the % increase in his sav-
ings so that he can purchase the same car in 14 months only
(a) 12.5% (b) 13.33% (c) 16.66% (d) 14.28%
Spot the error part.
(a) The introduction of tea, coffee (b) and such other beverages
(c) have not been without some effect (d) No error

Q.4 . If M is the mid-point of the side BC of ∆ABCand the area

of ∆ABM is 18 cm2 , then the area of ∆ABC is :
(a) 30 cm2 (b) 34 cm2 (c) 36 cm2 (d) 32 cm2

Q. 5 Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been

left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for
the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Job performance is ______ by a number of factors. Motivation alone.

(a) Affected (b) Effected (c) Influenced (d) Measured