Insights Secure Prelims-2014: MCQs on Current Events, June 06, 2014

With reference to Mega Food Parks, consider the following statements

1. The scheme is aimed at providing adequate infrastructure facilities for the food processing industry along the value chain from farm to market
2. The ownership of these parks lies with a special purpose vehicle in which state and union governments hold minimum 26 per cent stakes
3. In these parks, it is mandatory to make farmers or farmers’ organization as stakeholders

Which of the above is/are correct?

With reference to the Integrated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, consider the following statements

1. This is an emergency response system for minority communities  who may face violence
2. It would be funded by the Prime Minister’s relief fund
3. Its key objective is to provide 24 Hours and 7 Days (24X7) helpline service to minorities in distress

Which of the above is/are incorrect?

With reference to Public Private Partnership model of investment used in India, consider the following statements

1. It is the public partner who creates the asset in the partnership for the end users
2. The investment is usually made by the private partner
3. The management of the assets created in this model lies with the private partner till the asset lasts

Which of the above is/are correct?

The Namib Desert beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) is a species of beetle that is native to the Namib Desert of southern Africa, one of the direst places on the planet. How does it survive without water there?

With reference to the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET), consider the following statements

1.  It aims to restructure and strengthen agricultural extension to enable delivery of appropriate technology and improved agronomic practices to farmers.
2. It is continued in the 12^th plan period

Which of the above is/are correct?