UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

Consider the following in respect of 'National Career Service': 1. National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. 2. National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

National Career Service is an initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, not the Department of Personnel and Training (statement 1 wrong). It targets all job seekers broadly (not exclusively 'uneducated youth'), so statement 2 is also wrong.

Topics: employment and skill schemes, national career service, ncs nodal ministry and scope, polity and governance