How many roads will the NRIDA impact assessment study cover?
- A.150
- B.200
- C.250
- D.500
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Explanation
The correct answer is 250. The study will examine that many rural roads, spread across ten States and Union Territories, fifty districts and one hundred and fifty blocks, with a household survey of roughly five thousand families to capture changes in mobility, accessibility and socio-economic conditions. Option A is the number of blocks covered rather than the number of roads, which makes it a tempting but incorrect choice. Option B and option D are round figures that do not match the coverage announced, so both are wrong. Aspirants should keep the four coverage numbers in order, from States and Union Territories to districts, then blocks and finally roads, because questions often swap one of them for another. The States and Union Territory in the study are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Uttarakhand.
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Practice Questions
NRIDA signed an MoU for a four-year impact assessment of PMGSY-IV and PM-JANMAN roads with which institution?
- A.IIM Ahmedabad
- B.IIM Kolkata
- C.IIT Roorkee
- D.National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
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The National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, which works under the Ministry of Rural Development, signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata for a four-year longitudinal study of roads built under PMGSY-IV and PM-JANMAN.
Read the full explanation →In the NRIDA study design, how long will the baseline survey conducted before road construction last?
- A.6 months
- B.14 months
- C.22 months
- D.36 months
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The assessment is built in three stages. First comes the baseline or pre-construction survey lasting fourteen months, then a transition period of roughly twelve months, and finally the endline or post-construction survey lasting twenty-two months.
Read the full explanation →At which university is the NFSC supported scholar now serving as an Assistant Professor?
- A.Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
- B.Sambalpur University
- C.Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
- D.Berhampur University
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The correct answer is Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, where the scholar now works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, teaching, carrying out research and mentoring students.
Read the full explanation →What monthly fellowship amount was received by the scholar under NFSC in the case cited?
- A.Rs 8,000
- B.Rs 12,000
- C.Rs 16,000
- D.Rs 25,000
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Besides this amount, the support carried house rent allowance and contingency assistance, and the three together met academic expenses, the requirements of fieldwork and other costs tied to research.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry runs the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students?
- A.Ministry of Education
- B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- D.Ministry of Minority Affairs
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The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which runs the fellowship and brought out this account of how it works.
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