Subject: Govt. Programs

Consider the following pairs:
Programme/Project Ministry
1. Drought-Prone Area Programme : Ministry of Agriculture.
2. Desert Development Programme : Ministry of Environment and Forests.
3. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas : Ministry of Rural Development.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
2. The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I:
India’s public sector health care system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive, promotive and rehabiliative care.
Statement-II:
Under India’s decentralized approach to health care delivery, the States are primarily responsible for organizing health services.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Which one of the following Union Ministries is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry)?

In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This policy aims at provision of access to all households by which year?

Which of the following are the public sector undertakings of the Government of India?

For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?

Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted ?

With reference to India, consider the following Central Acts:
1. Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947
2. Mining and Mineral Development (Regulation) Act, 1957
3. Customs Act, 1962
4. Indian Forest Act, 1927
Which of the above Acts have relevance to/bearing on the biodiversity conservation in the country?